988 Covid-19 vaccination doses administered on Monday
13 އޮކްޓޯބަރު 2021 | ބުދަ 11:13Maldives launched the national vaccination drive on February 1
Maldives launched the national vaccination drive on February 1
988 vaccination doses were administered under the government's "Covid-19 Dhifaau" inoculation drive on Monday.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) via its latest figures, revealed that 609 Greater Malé residents and 379 atoll residents were inoculated nationwide on Monday.
Monday’s vaccinations included 211 first doses administered to 192 capital region residents and 19 atoll residents, as well as 777 second doses which were received by 417 persons residing in the Greater Malé Region and 360 across atolls.
With this development, the total number of persons who have received first doses nationwide sits at 393,344, with the total number of persons who have received second doses reaching 347,558.
By Monday’s end, persons awaiting second doses of the Covid-19 vaccination nationwide had dropped further to 45,786.
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.
Recently the government announced that booster shots of the Covid-19 vaccination will be administered to immunocompromised persons, seniors and frontline workers. 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 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.
