Cambodian Health Ministry: Covid-19 jab drive set to wrap up ahead of schedule


Children under 12 years of age getting vaccinated against Covid-19 in Phnom Penh’s Por Sen Chey district last week. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, Sept 27 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): A senior Ministry of Health official said Covid-19 vaccinations for people aged six and over are expected to wrap up ahead of schedule.

As of Sept 25, Cambodia had vaccinated 98.70 per cent of the adult population of 10 million and 88.87 per cent of the 12-17 age group of nearly two million, according to the ministry’s report. Vaccinations for the 6-11 age group of more than 1.8 million had surpassed 70 per cent.

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