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“Vaccination does not stop”/Elderly people begin to get second jab

TIRANA, April 28 /ATA/ Prime Minister Edi Rama was today at the mass vaccination centers located in “Skënderbej” Square in Tirana where the mass re-vaccination of grandparents has begun.

“Vaccination does not stop,” Rama said, as he met up close the elderly who were receiving the second dose of the anti-Covid vaccine.

Minister of Health and Social Protection Ogerta Manastriliu said that 10 thousand vaccinations are planned for today.

“We have performed over 416 thousand vaccinations. Today, we plan to reach 425 thousand or more, while we have availability for over 300 thousand vaccines”, she said.

The mass vaccination process is continuing with a combined calendar, for people over 60 and critical service workers. A total of 408,619 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered, of which 322,710 vaccinations for persons over 60 years of age.

The vaccination process is being carried out according to all safety and quality parameters by trained vaccination teams across the country./m.m/p.s./

 

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