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Lateef Painat, a Dubai resident, gets ready to be vaccinated at the newly opened Barsha Hall
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People wait to get vaccinated at Barsha Hall in Barsha, a suburb of Dubai.
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Irum Fatima Tapal gets vaccinated against Covid-19 at Barsha Hall in Dubai
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Lateef Painat receives the Pfizer BioNTech shot
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It was a busy first week at Barsha Hall, where 4,000 people can be vaccinated in a day
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Barsha Hall has 20 check-in counters, 50 vaccination booths and five observation rooms
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About 80 healthcare staff work at the site
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Lateef Painat, a Dubai resident, gets ready to be vaccinated at the newly opened Barsha Hall
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People wait to get vaccinated at Barsha Hall in Barsha, a suburb of Dubai.
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Irum Fatima Tapal gets vaccinated against Covid-19 at Barsha Hall in Dubai
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Lateef Painat receives the Pfizer BioNTech shot
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It was a busy first week at Barsha Hall, where 4,000 people can be vaccinated in a day
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Barsha Hall has 20 check-in counters, 50 vaccination booths and five observation rooms
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About 80 healthcare staff work at the site
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Lateef Painat, a Dubai resident, gets ready to be vaccinated at the newly opened Barsha Hall
UAE approves Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
The shot, which uses mRNA technology, becomes the fifth to be introduced in the Emirates
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04 July, 2021
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