The first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine was given to 1,140 people who are over the age of 18 in displaced camps in An Township, Rakhine State yesterday.
Healthcare workers also conducted the second round of vaccinations at the Shwe Ann Taung Hall in An Township yesterday.
Healthcare workers gave the COVID-19 jabs to 582 people, who are living in shelters at the Indoor Gymnasium.
Similarly, the second doses of the COVID-19 vaccines were given to 112 local people by township health workers following the COVID-19 immunization regulations.
The COVID-19 vaccination works were also conducted by members of the relief team led by Township Administrative bodies; U Shwe Aye, Deputy Township Administrator, staff from the Township General Administration Department, Department of Public Health, departmental officials, township firefighters, members of the Myanmar Red Cross Society, and volunteer support team members.
Before receiving the vaccination, officials urged local people to clean their hands with hand sanitizer as per the COVID-19 disease prevention regulations.
The COVID-19 vaccines have been given to displaced persons and local people over the age of 18 from 2 to 6 September in An Township, officials said.
A total of 1,140 people has been vaccinated at the rate of two doses per person for 570 doses of Sinovac vaccination, and the second dose will be ongoing for the remaining 112 people, officials added. —Win Ei Mon (IPRD)/GNLM
