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18 January 2021![In his own words: I received the COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s why you should, too](https://images.ctfassets.net/2h1qowfuxkq7/6ddc583DNDizj0dJBh75Cy/87a81d777b4db7534aecb1f3ccf4f848/Hero_-_Ken_Ruinard___staff_via_Imagn_Content_Services__LLCJPG_-_qf_-__Hero.jpg?w=750&h=313&fl=progressive&q=85&fm=jpg&fit=fill)
The emergence of COVID-19 vaccines has raised hopes that the virus can be overcome.
Image source: Reuters/Ken Ruinard.Dr. Ahmed Elmagarmid, Executive Director of Qatar Computing Research Institute – part of QF’s Hamad Bin Khalifa University – on his experience of being vaccinated against COVID-19, and why he believes the vaccine is vital to defeating the pandemic