The World Health Organization has approved the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, providing international recognition and paving the way to help lower-resource countries vaccinate their populations.The news came at the end of a week in which National Crisis and Emergency Management Authority spokesperson Dr Saif Al Dhaheri told the weekly UAE Government media briefing that almost 70 percent of people over 16 have been vaccinated, to the tune of 10.7 million doses. The UAE also