UAE Approves Emergency Use of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

The UAE Ministry of Health announced on Sunday the emergency registration of its fifth COVID-19 vaccine “Moderna”.

"This decision was made based on the results of clinical trials, a strict assessment conducted to approve the local emergency use of the vaccine, as well as the approval of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)," the ministry added.

"The approval of the emergency registration of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine came within the framework of the UAE's efforts to combat Coronavirus," it stressed.

It is worth mentioning that, the UAE has administered 15.5 million doses so far, indicating that 72.1% of its population has received both doses of the available coronavirus vaccines, Sinopharm, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Sputnik.