85% of Dubai's school staff receive COVID-19 vaccine

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A total of 85 per cent of Dubai’s school staff have now had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The announcement was made by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority on Twitter.

It noted that the number of staff who’ve received the vaccine over the last two weeks has risen by 15 per cent.

The Authority thanked all of the education community's members for their support.

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