35.5% of eligible population received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose: MoPH

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar’s national campaign against COVID-19 has crossed a milestone as one in three adults has received at least one dose of a vac...

Tribune News NetworkDohaQatar’s national campaign against COVID-19 has crossed a milestone as one in three adults has received at least one dose of a vaccine.The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has announced that 35.5 percent of people aged 16 years and above have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine since the start of Qatar’s National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.In its weekly update on Sunday, the MoPH said 1,248,229 doses of the vaccine have been administered in the country until now, with 168,453 doses being given in the last seven days.About 82.8 percent of people over 60 years of age (the most vulnerable population) have been vaccinated with at least one vaccine dose, while 67.5 percent have received both the doses.Similarly, the figure is 80.1 percent for people over 70 years of age, and 78.4 percent for people over 80 years of age.COVID-19 vaccines are being administered at health centres, vaccination facilities at Qatar National Convention Centre and the Doha Industrial Area, as well as two drive-through vaccination centres in Al Wakra and Lusail.On Saturday, the MoPH lowered the age threshold for COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to 35 years.