278 Malé residents, 389 atoll residents vaccinated against Covid-19 on Wednesday
Vaccines produced by seven different companies have been approved for emergency use in the Maldives thus far
The national Covid-19 vaccination drive was launched on February 1
278 Malé residents and 389 atoll residents were administered vaccination doses under the government’s “Covid-19 Dhifaau” inoculation drive on Wednesday.
According to the latest statistics published by the Health Protection Agency (HPA), 667 persons were inoculated nationwide on Wednesday.
The total number of persons who have received first doses nationwide sits at 317,012 whereas 190,729 persons have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 so far.
These included 165 first doses and 502 second doses. As such, 76 Greater Malé residents and 89 atoll residents were administered their first Covid-19 vaccination shots, with 202 Greater Malé residents and 300 atoll residents receiving second doses on Tuesday.
There are currently two mobile teams and six vaccination centers in the capital region whereas 193 vaccination centers are stationed across outlying atolls.
The incumbent administration of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih launched the “Covid-19 Dhifaau” inoculation drive on February 1.
A total of seven vaccinations are currently approved for emergency use in the Maldives. The most recent vaccine approved for emergency use in the Maldives is AstraZeneca. On June 6 Maldives approved Spain’s Moderna vaccine as well as the Janssen vaccine manufactured by Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson. Earlier in May Maldives authorized Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine in its battle against Covid-19. Maldives is also using the Oxford AstraZeneca Covishield vaccination, Sinopharm as well as Pfizer vaccines in its inoculation programme.
The Minister of Health, Ahmed Naseem has revealed that Maldives is expected to receive an adequate supply of AstraZeneca vaccine doses between July 12 – 20.
