Dubai ruler joins coronavirus vaccine trial

A handout image provided by United Arab Emirates News Agency shows Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum receiving an injection of a Covid-19 vaccine.—AFP

By  AFP

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Two vaccines are undergoing third-phase trials in the UAE, one produced by Chinese drug giant Sinopharm, and Russia's Sputnik-V, named after the Soviet-era satellite.

 

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