From the Editors: UAE hits 100 per cent COVID-19 vaccination rate

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From the Editors: UAE hits 100 per cent COVID-19 vaccination rate

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Published: June 03, 2022 12:00 Gulf News Editors and Compiled by Devadasan K P, Chief Visual Editor

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opn edits — UAE LEADS FROM THE FRONT IN FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19: The UAE has reached another massive milestone in the world by achieving 100 per cent COVID-19 vaccination rate in the eligible categories in the country. The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCMA) announced on Thursday the success of its National COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign. The milestone signals the success of the massive efforts of the National Vaccination Campaign conducted by the UAE health authorities, on the drive towards full recovery. The success is also attributed to providing vaccines to all communities at public and private health centres in the country. Everyone in the country must adhere to the immunisation schedule rolled out by the authorities to ensure a COVID-19 free society. [COMMENT BY: Ashfaq Ahmed, Senior Assistant Editor] Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Stock office staff in Dubai — UAE BUSINESSES GET A MAY LIFT- AND ADDS JOBS TOO: It may not yet be a full-fledged hiring spree, but UAE’s private sector is back to adding to their workforces going by the May numbers tracked by S&P Global. A few more months of solid job additions should be enough to lift the job market completely out of its Covid-created downturn. Sure, some sectors such as ecommerce and tech did manage to stay resilient even during the worst of the pandemic, but the country’s SMEs – especially those in more traditional sectors – had been struggling with orders and reduced workforces. This is what getting corrected now; for job-seekers in the UAE, both existing and newcomers, it all adds up to a big positive. And they will be hoping for more such repeats as was recorded in May… [COMMENT BY: Manoj Nair, Business Editor] Image Credit: Clint Egbert/Gulf News

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