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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
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OMWUIOMJ2QG3X7BETNB7T5FY6E.jpg?smart=true&auth=506904d7d71733cbda32a56a99fe5e7f6469e1607c322e00cb45d85f0544f658&width=400&height=225)
Barsha Hall has 20 check-in counters, 50 vaccination booths and five observation rooms
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UGBSJTGF5TVUCFZKEJNZ6PON3E.jpg?smart=true&auth=811aa8a9833a66bbb367a738a4b33b3e7d3234417e931b2307b8fd5ebed155b3&width=400&height=225)
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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