President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has announced that the state has successfully acquired enough doses of the Pfizer vaccine to immunize all children in the Maldives between the ages of 12 and 17 years.
He made this statement while speaking during today's press conference, held at the President's Office this afternoon. Speaking to the reporters present, President Solih revealed that vaccination for children above the age of 12 years would commence next week.
Underscoring the government's priority to fully inoculate the Maldives' population, President Solih went into detail about the efforts of the government to procure sufficient vaccines, leading to our nation successfully becoming one of the first in the world to initiate Covid-19 vaccination. The Maldives has now successfully acquired enough doses of the vaccine to inoculate all residents, he said.
President reiterated that the new normal would only be successful if the entire population is inoculated against the Covid-19 pandemic. President Solih beseeched all members of the public to support the nationwide mass vaccination program and the drive to inoculate all children between the ages of 12 and 17. He called on all members of the public who had not yet been immunized to get vaccinated as soon as possible to protect themselves and their loved ones from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Over 80 percent of the eligible population in the Maldives had received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and 69 percent had completed both doses of the vaccine thus far. Under the ongoing nationwide mass vaccination program, the government aims to fully inoculate 90 percent of the eligible population by the end of August 2021.
He made this statement while speaking during today's press conference, held at the President's Office this afternoon. Speaking to the reporters present, President Solih revealed that vaccination for children above the age of 12 years would commence next week.
Underscoring the government's priority to fully inoculate the Maldives' population, President Solih went into detail about the efforts of the government to procure sufficient vaccines, leading to our nation successfully becoming one of the first in the world to initiate Covid-19 vaccination. The Maldives has now successfully acquired enough doses of the vaccine to inoculate all residents, he said.
President reiterated that the new normal would only be successful if the entire population is inoculated against the Covid-19 pandemic. President Solih beseeched all members of the public to support the nationwide mass vaccination program and the drive to inoculate all children between the ages of 12 and 17. He called on all members of the public who had not yet been immunized to get vaccinated as soon as possible to protect themselves and their loved ones from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Over 80 percent of the eligible population in the Maldives had received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and 69 percent had completed both doses of the vaccine thus far. Under the ongoing nationwide mass vaccination program, the government aims to fully inoculate 90 percent of the eligible population by the end of August 2021.
