Dubai: The Covid-19 vaccination is likely to be an annual affair like the flu jab, UAE Health Sector's official spokesperson Farida Al Hosani said.
The remarks were made during a virtual panel discussion organised by the Maitha Bint Ahmed Al Nahyan Foundation for Community and Cultural Initiatives (MBAF), in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC).
With regards to the new variants of the coronavirus which have emerged recently, Al Hosani said, that the more mutant the virus, the more is the potential need to vaccinate annually against it.
She compared the Covid-19 vaccine to the mutant flu vaccine given to communities every year, Khaleej Times reported.
She gave an example of the mutant flu vaccine which is given to communities every year.