The first UAE-made Covid-19 vaccines are seen rolling off a production line in new images.
Hundreds of vials are seen being processed at Emirati drug maker Julphar's vaccine plant in Ras Al Khaimah.
Earlier on Monday, the companies behind the operation said they had already began making the Sinopharm vaccine under the brand name Hayat-Vax. Hayat means 'life' in Arabic.
The UAE rolls out its home-produced vaccine
On Sunday night, the UAE and China agreed a deal to permit Abu Dhabi's Group 42 and Julphar to manufacture the vaccine, which Sinopharm says has a 79 per cent efficacy rate.
On Monday, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, spoke at a virtual conference hosted by the Hope Consortium, an Abu Dhabi-based logistics collective set up to deliver vaccines globally.
Sheikh Abdullah said the country would play its role in the Covax drive to provide affordable doses to the developing world.
"We believe that every person has the right to obtain the vaccine without discrimination," he said.
