Over 353,000 persons complete both doses of Covid-19 vaccination
22 އޮކްޓޯބަރު 2021 | ހުކުރު 11:24Maldives launched the national vaccination drive on February 1
Maldives launched the national vaccination drive on February 1 | Tree top hospital
Over 353,000 persons have completed both doses of the Covid-19 vaccination by the end of Wednesday.
Latest figures publicized by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) reveal that a total of 353,108 persons had completed both doses of the vaccine by Wednesday’s end, whereas the total number of persons who have received first doses nationwide currently sits at 393,878.
Under the government's "Covid-19 Dhifaau" inoculation drive, 546 Covid-19 vaccination doses were administered across the nation on Wednesday.
436 Greater Malé residents and 110 atoll residents were inoculated.
Wednesday’s vaccinations included 65 first doses, administered to 54 Greater Malé residents and 11 atoll residents as well as 481 second doses which were received by 382 capital region residents and 99 persons residing outside of the capital region.
This means that the total number of persons awaiting second doses of the Covid-19 vaccination nationwide has dropped further to 40,770.
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.
