The total number of persons awaiting second doses of the Covid-19 vaccination nationwide has dropped further to 40,173.
Latest figures publicized by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) reveal that 733 vaccination doses were administered under the government's "Covid-19 Dhifaau" inoculation drive on Thursday.
Thursday’s vaccination doses included 68 first doses and 665 second doses, administered to 608 Greater Malé residents and 125 atoll residents.
As such, the first doses were administered to 55 Greater Malé residents and 13 atoll residents whereas 553 capital region residents and 112 persons residing outside of the capital region received second doses.
With this development, the total number of persons who have completed both doses of the vaccine so far has risen to 353,773 whereas the total number of persons who have received first doses nationwide currently sits at 393,946.
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.
