(WAM) — H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu’alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain, has received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

His Highness took the vaccine to join the country’s efforts to combat the spread of the virus.

In November last year, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, took the COVID-19 vaccine. Other officials who got the shot included Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign and International Cooperation,

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) on Saturday announced that 78,793 people have received a coronavirus vaccine over the last 24 hours in line with its plan to vaccinate over 50 per cent of the country’s population against COVID-19.