Doctors and nurses from public hospitals, Tatmadaw medical teams, healthcare workers and volunteers are working hard to give COVID-19 vaccines in different states and regions as the vaccination programme is one of the most important activities in the prevention, control and treatment of COVID-19 disease.
COVID-19 vaccine is administered daily to target groups regardless of race or religion, including Buddhist monks and nuns, local people over the age of 40, students, religious leaders, prisoners, people with disabilities, ethnic armed groups, people with chronic diseases, people in IDP camps and over 12-year-old students, respectively.
Yesterday, doctors and nurses from public hospitals, medical teams from the Tatmadaw, relevant healthcare workers in collaboration with volunteers gave COVID-19 vaccines to 6,845 people from twenty six townships in Ayeyawady Region, and 18, 602 people from seven districts in Mandalay Region, respectively.
On 11 July, doctors and nurses from public hospitals, medical teams from the Tatmadaw, relevant healthcare workers in collaboration with volunteers gave COVID-19 vaccines to 264 people from Yankin and Tamway Townships in Yangon Region, 8,049 people from twenty six townships in Ayeyawady Region, 7,215 people from eleven townships in Rakhine and Chin States, 31, 500 people from seven districts in Mandalay Region, and 68 people from Taungoo Township in Bago Region, respectively.
Similarly, healthcare officials gave the vaccines to 71 students from Mayangon Township in Yangon Region, 43,715 students from twenty- six Townships in Ayeyawady Region, and 854 students from MraukU township in Rakhine and Paletwa Township in Chin States on 11 July.
It is reported that officials from the respective Military Commands visited the site and coordinated the necessary work. — MNA
