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21.9% of adults in Qatar received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine: MoPH

Published: 28 Mar 2021 - 07:28 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 07:01 pm
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The Peninsula

The Ministry of Public Health in its weekly update of the COVID-19 Vaccination Program said that one in five adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine. 

It said that 21.9% of the total population (16 years and above) have received at least one dose of the vaccine. 

According to the report 145,696 doses have been administered in the last seven days and a total of 740,309 doses administered since the start of the programme. 

Also, 71.6% of people over 60 years of age have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

Among those over 70 years of age, 72% have received at least one dose and 71.6% of people above the age of 80 years have received at least one dose of the vaccine.