UAE to offer third Chinese vaccine dose amid efficacy concerns

The UAE administered third Sinopharm doses to people who did not develop COVID-19 antibodies after the first two jabs.

The United Arab Emirates plans to offer a third Sinopharm shot to people who’ve already got two doses, amid concerns over the efficacy of the vaccine that’s been the cornerstone of country’s speedy inoculation program. “An additional supportive dose of Sinopharm is now available to people who have received the vaccine previously and who have now completed more than six months since the second dose,” the UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority said. China’s Sinopharm Group Co. won World Health Organization backing for its vaccine this month, but there are questions on how the shot, while protecting individuals from developing severe Covid-19, might help stop the virus from transmitting and infecting more people.