COVID-19 vaccination site for Chinese nationals launched in Dubai

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More than 500,000 Chinese nationals in more than 120 countries have benefited from the "Spring Sprout" vaccine program. /CFP

A regional COVID-19 vaccination site has been launched in Dubai for Chinese nationals under China's campaign named "Spring Sprout," which aims to help Chinese people living in other countries get vaccinated.

The site was jointly launched by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Chinese Embassy in the UAE based on an agreement reached in March between UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Chinese nationals over the age of 16 who hold a short-term visa without UAE residency will be provided with two doses of China's Sinopharm vaccine, which the World Health Organization approved for emergency use in early May.

Chinese nationals on a temporary visit to the UAE can log onto the official websites of the Chinese Embassy in the UAE and the Chinese consulate general in Dubai for details.

China and the UAE have been cooperating closely in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing expertise, resources and technologies.

A new factory in Abu Dhabi will start manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines from the Chinese pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm later this year under a joint venture between Sinopharm and local technology company Group 42.

More than 500,000 Chinese nationals in more than 120 countries have benefited from the "Spring Sprout" vaccine program since its launch in March, according to People's Daily.

(With input from Xinhua)