In Bahrain, residents who are over 50, are obese or have chronic illnesses are urged to get a Pfizer-BioNTech shot 6 months after their full Sinopharm vaccination. 😁
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In Dubai, the most populous of the seven members of the UAE, the emirate’s health authorities have also quietly begun revaccinating with Pfizer-BioNTech those residents who had been fully inoculated with Sinopharm. 😂
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Dubai residents Brindha Satheshwaran and her husband were vaccinated with Sinopharm in Jan but her hubby subsequently took an antibody test that turned out to be negative. They both decided to get 2 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, and received the first of them in late May.
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Ms Satheshwaran: several people I know are finding out they have not developed antibodies after Sinopharm and are rushing to book to get Pfizer.
Impressed by initial promises of 100% protection against severe Covid-19, Dubai-based Egyptian consultant Eman Shaaban managed to
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Impressed by initial promises of 100% protection against severe Covid-19, Dubai-based Egyptian consultant Eman Shaaban managed to
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get UAE residency for her mother Rawya el-Sayyed so she would be able to get vaccinated with Sinopharm. Ms. Sayyed returned to Cairo in March, and contracted the disease during Ramadan in Apr. She died on May 16.
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