1,088 Covid-19 vaccination doses administered on Wednesday
Maldives launched the national vaccination drive on February 1
Maldives launched the national vaccination drive on February 1
1,088 vaccination doses were administered under the government's "Covid-19 Dhifaau" inoculation drive on Wednesday.
According to the latest figures publicized by the Health Protection Agency (HPA), Wednesday’s vaccinations included 114 first doses and 974 second doses.
The doses were administered to 507 Greater Malé residents and 581 atoll residents.
As such, the first doses were administered to 44 Greater Malé residents and 70 atoll residents, whereas 463 persons residing in the capital region and 511 residents of atolls received second doses.
With this development, the total number of persons who have received first doses nationwide currently sits at 392,887, with the total number of persons who have received second doses currently sitting at 344,123.
This means that 48,764 persons are currently awaiting second doses of the Covid-19 vaccination.
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.
On Thursday the government announced that booster shots of the Covid-19 vaccination will be administered to immunocompromised persons, seniors and frontline workers from Sunday onwards. This decision stems from recommendations from the Maldives Technical Advisory Group on Immunization. Pfizer will be administered as booster doses to those who have passed six months since completing second dose of the vaccination.
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.
