• Thursday, 03 October 2024

MoH: 44 percent of adult population fully vaccinated

MoH: 44 percent of adult population fully vaccinated
Skopje, 5 October 2021 (MIA) – A total of 791,141 people have been vaccinated by October 4,, with 737,979 fully vaccinated, and 425 received a third booster dose, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said on Tuesday. It said that 5,246 COVID-19 vaccines were administered at vaccination sites across the country on Tuesday, including 1,253 people who received their first does, 3,897 were fully vaccinated, while 96 were given a third dose. A total of 53% of the population over 40 is fully vaccinated and 32% of the population aged 18-39 has received at least one dose. The vaccination rate with one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine of the adult population is 47% and 44% of people over 18 have been fully vaccinated. According to the number of administered vaccines, 38% of the total population is vaccinated with 35% of the population in the country being fully vaccinated after having received two doses, said the press release.