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\nABU DHABI
\nThe UAE residents who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus will no longer be required to quarantine for 14 days on return to Abu Dhabi from abroad.
\nThe authorities set out a series of special measures for those who have taken part in the UAE-hosted trials of Chinese drug maker Sinopharm and residents who have subsequently been inoculated.
\nThe new guidelines, released by Abu Dhabi\u2019s Crisis, Emergencies and Disasters Committee, will also remove the need for PCR and DPI tests when entering Abu Dhabi\u2019s borders from within the UAE for those vaccinated.
\nOfficials approved the limited use of the vaccine in September, for people such as frontline health workers or members of the armed forces.
\nA number of senior Cabinet members, including Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, have already been immunised.
\nOfficials said the new regulations would come into effect after the first dose of the vaccine for participants in the Phase 3 trials and 28 days after the second dose for those taking part in the National Vaccination Programme.
\nAll vaccinated residents who are travelling abroad will still be required to take a PCR test before their flights.
\nOn their return to the capital, participants in the Phase 3 trials must take a PCR test on arrival.
\nParticipants in the National Vaccination Programme are mandated to take the nasal swab on arrival, plus on the fourth and eighth day after they have landed.
\nAll residents who have received a vaccination must continue to take a PCR test every two weeks, under the guidelines.
\nThe UAE hosted a Phase-3 trial \u2013 approved by the World Health Organisation \u2013 that involved 31,000 volunteers in the Emirates, Bahrain and Jordan.
\nA clinic was set up at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre to manage the trial, which began in July. Another was later established in Sharjah.
\nHundreds of medical staff also came forward to lend their support to the project.
\nMinister of Health and Prevention Abdulrahman Al Owais approved the emergency use of the vaccine after encouraging results in clinical trials.
\n\u201cThe results of studies during the final stages of the third phase showed that the vaccine is effective and resulted in a strong response and the generation of antibodies to the virus,\u201d Mr Al Owais said in September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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