Covid-19: with 1,289 more second doses, fully vaccinated individuals across Maldives exceed 220,000

With 1,289 more second doses of Covid-19 vaccination administered on Friday, the total number of fully vaccinated individuals across Maldives has exceeded 220,000.

According to the latest vaccination update publicized by the Health Protection Agency (HPA), all of Friday’s vaccinations were from outlying atolls.

Under the government’s “Covid-19 Dhifaau” inoculation drive, 1,289 persons received shots on Friday.

The total number of persons to been fully vaccinated against the global pandemic has been pushed to 220,950 with these developments.

The number of persons who have received first doses nationwide remains unchanged at 318,142.

There are currently two mobile teams active across six vaccination centers in the capital region and 193 vaccination centers spanning outlying atolls.

The incumbent administration of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih launched the “Covid-19 Dhifaau” inoculation drive on February 1.

Authorities resumed administering the Oxford AstraZeneca Covishield vaccination on July 4 after months, on an appointment-basis. Vaccinations across outlying atolls are also proceeding at a swift pace, with the public health authorities working to dispatch Covishield doses to island where vaccine stocks have run out.

Covishield second doses are currently open for those who received first doses in February and March.

Announcing eases to Covid-19 restrictions nationwide on Wednesday, the Health Emergency Operations Center (HEOC) revealed that 35.15 percent of the Maldives population has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 thus far, whereas the percentage of persons to have received first doses is currently at 55.87 percent.

Maldives is also expected to receive an adequate supply of AstraZeneca vaccine doses between July 12 – 20.