WORLD'S FIRST DEDICATED COVID VACCINATION CENTRE TO BE OPENED IN DUBAI

  • 23/10/2020

The world’s first dedicated airside centre for Covid-19 vaccines opened in Dubai on Thursday.Set up by Emirates airline at its SkyCargo centre in Dubai South, it will store vaccines flown in from global makers.It can store about 10 million vaccine vials and prepare shipments for regional and worldwide distribution.More than 100 Covid-19 vaccines are in development around the world and a mass inoculation campaign is planned.

Covid-19 has killed more than 1.13 million people and caused a major global economic downturn.“Dubai is well positioned to serve as a gateway and distribution hub for Covid-19 vaccines to the rest of the world,” said Emirates’ chairman, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed.

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