Covid-19: number of people who received second vaccine shots surpass 92,000
29 އެޕްރީލު 2021 | ބުރާސްފަތި 10:06A total of 294,269 persons have received first doses
The national Covid-19 vaccination drive was launched on 1 February 2021 | Presidents Office
The total number of individuals who have received their second Covid-19 vaccination shots nationwide has neared 100,000 and sits at 92,612 as of Tuesday.
Latest statistics publicized by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) late Wednesday revealed that 4,803 persons received their vaccination doses on Tuesday.
Of this, 840 persons received their first doses and 3,963 individuals were administered their second vaccine shots.
Of Tuesday’s vaccinations, 383 Malé residents and 457 atolls residents received their first doses, whereas 1,417 Malé residents and 2,546 atoll residents received second doses across 240 vaccination centers in outlying atolls and from four mobile teams across 11 vaccination centers in the capital.
This has pushed the total number of individuals who have received their first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to 294,269.
Further, a total of 92,612 individuals have been administered their second shots nationwide by the end of Tuesday.
Vaccination centers are to be closed across the nation on Fridays during the ongoing fasting month of Ramadan.
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih launched the “Covid-19 Dhifaau” inoculation drive on February 1 with the Oxford AstraZeneca Covishield vaccinations produced by India’s Serum Institute. After temporarily discontinuing the first round of vaccinations on March 15, the public health authorities resumed administering the first doses of vaccination on March 22. HPA began administering the second Covishield vaccination doses on April 3 and the second doses of Sinopharm are also being administered currently for those who have completed four weeks since receiving the first jab.
5,500 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine allocated to the Maldives through the COVAX facility is also being administered to special groups, such as children aged 16 and 17, along with adults over 60 on long term medication for chronic illnesses. Adults between 18 and 60 who have undergone an organ transplant, require regular dialysis, have cancer and are on chemotherapy or radiotherapy, along with patients who require immunosuppressant drugs and have been on long term steroid medication will be eligible for the Pfizer vaccine. HPA has urged those who registered for the vaccine to turn up for their scheduled appointments as there is a limited stock of the Pfizer vaccines.
