• Friday, 22 November 2024

MoH: 48% of adult population fully vaccinated, over 59,000 get booster shot

MoH: 48% of adult population fully vaccinated, over 59,000 get booster shot
Skopje, 18 November 2021 (MIA) – On Wednesday, 4,037 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 nationwide. Of them, 1,581 received their first vaccine dose, 853 received their second, and 1,603 received their third. So far, 818,689 citizens of North Macedonia have received at least one vaccine dose; 787,837 citizens have received two; and 59,735 citizens have received a booster shot, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday. According to the Ministry of Health’s latest released figures, 48 percent of the population over 18 has received two vaccine doses. Of them, 57 percent of citizens over 40 have received two vaccine doses, and so far, 33 percent of people aged 18 to 39 have received at least one dose. 39 percent of the country’s entire population has received at least one vaccine dose, and 38 percent two.