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Riva Tulpule, a 15-year-old at Gems Modern Academy, received her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Courtesy: Riva Tulpule
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Pupils at Delhi Private School Dubai receive the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. All photos unless where stated courtesy Delhi Private School Dubai
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Hundreds of pupils at Delhi Private School Dubai got their first dose in May.
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Akhilla Kannan, an eighth grader at Delhi Private School Dubai receives her first dose.
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Pupils at Delhi Private School Dubai wait to receive the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
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Principals believe the move will reassure parents about sending their children to school and help resume in-person extracurricular activities.
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Every day between May 21 and 27, hundreds of pupils from Delhi Private School Dubai queue up with their parents to get inoculated.
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Riva Tulpule, a 15-year-old at Gems Modern Academy, received her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Courtesy: Riva Tulpule
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Riva Tulpule, a 15-year-old at Gems Modern Academy, received her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Courtesy: Riva Tulpule
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Pupils at Delhi Private School Dubai receive the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. All photos unless where stated courtesy Delhi Private School Dubai
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Hundreds of pupils at Delhi Private School Dubai got their first dose in May.
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Akhilla Kannan, an eighth grader at Delhi Private School Dubai receives her first dose.
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Pupils at Delhi Private School Dubai wait to receive the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
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Principals believe the move will reassure parents about sending their children to school and help resume in-person extracurricular activities.
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Every day between May 21 and 27, hundreds of pupils from Delhi Private School Dubai queue up with their parents to get inoculated.
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Riva Tulpule, a 15-year-old at Gems Modern Academy, received her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Courtesy: Riva Tulpule
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Riva Tulpule, a 15-year-old at Gems Modern Academy, received her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Courtesy: Riva Tulpule
Thousands of 12-15-year-olds in Dubai receive Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in first week
Gems Education alone expects 10,000 of its pupils will have had their first shot by next week
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