UAE dispatches 2nd shipment of Covid-19 vaccine doses to Syria

ABU DHABI, April 20 (MENA) - A second Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) aid plane arrived in Damascus on Tuesday loaded with Covid-19 vaccine doses to help Syria fight the pandemic, WAM reported.

The shipment, arranged in coordination with the Syrian Red Crescent Organisation, is part of the UAE's global response to combat the spread of the virus and strengthen prevention measures.

It aims to assist front-line medical workers, the elderly, people with chronic diseases, as well as those, displaced and living in refugee camps.

The efforts to provide the vaccine aim to curb the spread of the coronavirus and limit its negative impact.

In coordination with the Syrian Red Crescent Organisation, the ERC previously sent a medical aid shipment weighing 97.2 tonnes to Syria, including medical supplies, personal protection equipment and testing kits.