TIRANA, December 2/ATA/ Minister of Health and Social Protection Ogerta Manastirliu stated in her speech in the Parliament that beginning from today, all citizens over 18 years of age can be vaccinated with the third dose of the vaccine, 6 months after they have got the second dose.
“In Albania, vaccine coverage with at least one dose is 47%. 42% of the target population over 16 years old. I am referring here to the figures for the group we intend to vaccinate because I would like to provide here another piece of information that is just as important. Beginning from today, every citizen +18 years old can get the third dose of the vaccine if 6 months have passed since the application of the second dose”, said Manastirliu.
Minister Manastirliu said that the government has guaranteed funding for vaccines, in order to meet the national anti-Covid vaccination program.
“The Albanian government has guaranteed vaccines and they are available to the entire target population. So far, the Albanian government has funded $ 36 million for the purchase of anti-COVID vaccines. We have projected another $ 27 million for next year, with the goal of completing the national anti-COVID vaccination program. This agreement that we bring today for approval facilitates the procedures for Pfizer vaccines that are donated by other countries, which helps us to increase the availability of vaccines in a very fast time”, said Manastirliu.
At the end of her speech, Manastirliu made an appeal to citizens to be vaccinated if we want to celebrate and approach the end of the pandemic, while emphasizing that respect for public health measures is very important.
A total of 2,111,797 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered since the start of vaccination process. The first 1,075,332 doses have been administered; 965,964 second doses; 70,501 third doses./k.s/j.p/p.s./
