In Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Photo: AFP) Phnom Penh (VNA) - Cambodia's National Committeefor Immunization against COVID-19 announced that as of August 8, nearly 51percent of the country's population of 16 million people had received at least onedose of COVID-19 vaccine.
According to the committee, 7,872,892 people over 18 had received one shot of vaccine, and 5,785,077 two shots.
With the vaccination campaign for those under 18 launched onAugust 1, about 279,077 people had received the first dose, equivalent to 14.19percent of the target of 2 million youth vaccinations.
From August 8, the booster shot has been administered tofrontline workers in provinces bordering Thailand; diplomatic corps,expatriates working and residing in Cambodia are also on the list of receiving boostershots. Currently, the country has an array of COVID-19 vaccine ranging fromSinopharm, AstraZeneca, Sinovac and Johnson & Johnson.
The US has provided an additional 4 million USD in aid toCambodia through the USAID. Previously, the US donated 1,064,600 doses ofJohnson & Johnson vaccine to Cambodia through the COVAX Facility. In total,the US has provided more than 11 million USD in aid to Cambodia since thepandemic broke out in the country./.
From August 8, the booster shot has been administered tofrontline workers in provinces bordering Thailand; diplomatic corps,expatriates working and residing in Cambodia are also on the list of receiving boostershots. Currently, the country has an array of COVID-19 vaccine ranging fromSinopharm, AstraZeneca, Sinovac and Johnson & Johnson.
The US has provided an additional 4 million USD in aid toCambodia through the USAID. Previously, the US donated 1,064,600 doses ofJohnson & Johnson vaccine to Cambodia through the COVAX Facility. In total,the US has provided more than 11 million USD in aid to Cambodia since thepandemic broke out in the country./.
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