UAE to offer third Chinese vaccine dose amid efficacy concerns Coronavirus pandemic


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The UAE administered third doses to a ‘small number’ of people who did not develop coronavirus antibodies after the first two Sinopharm shots, The National newspaper reported. China’s Sinopharm Group Co won World Health Organization backing for its coronavirus vaccine this month, but there are questions about how the shot, while protecting individuals from developing severe COVID-19, might help stop the virus from transmitting and infecting more people [File: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg] By Adveith Nair Bloomberg The United Arab Emirates plans to offer a third Sinopharm shot to people who’ve already got two doses, amid concerns over the efficacy of the...