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26 Sep 2021 | Sun 13:44
Maldives launched the national vaccination drive on February 1
Maldives launched the national vaccination drive on February 1
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Covid-19 vaccination
Number of persons awaiting second doses of Covid-19 vaccination drops to 56,289
Maldives launched the national vaccination drive on February 1
Friday's vaccinations included 40 first and 94 second doses
391,582 have received first doses so far, with 335,293 having completed both doses
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The total number of persons awaiting second doses of the Covid-19 vaccination, has dropped further to 56,289.

This was with the 134 more vaccination doses administered under the government’s “Covid-19 Dhifaau” inoculation drive on Friday.

All of the 94 second doses and 40 first doses administered on Friday were across outlying atolls, as vaccination centers spanning the Greater Malé Region are closed on Fridays.

With this development, the total number of persons who have received first doses currently sits at 391,582, with 335,293 persons having completed both doses.

There are currently three mobile teams across six vaccination centers in the capital region, as well as 176 vaccination centers spanning outlying atolls.

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

During his General Debate Statement at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday, the president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih stated that 95 percent of school children have been vaccinated so far, with 85 percent of persons having been vaccinated so far across the nation.

HPA announced restrictions for unvaccinated persons from September 1 earlier, however, it has since been revealed that the implementation of the restrictions will be delayed, as the government is currently working on launching an adequate application through which unvaccinated persons may be tracked and monitored.

Restrictions that unvaccinated persons will be facing include a ban on domestic travel and disallowing tourists to check in to guesthouses if they are unvaccinated. Further, civil servants who have not been vaccinated yet will also be required to present negative PCR test results every 14 days.

Authorities continue to urge the public to receive their vaccination shots, in order to help curb complications from the virus.

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