Today, Rwanda received 135,690 doses of Astra Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine donated by the Maltese Government as the country is stepping up efforts to vaccinate as many people as possible against Covid-19.
According to the Ministry of health, these 135,690 doses will directly be deployed across different districts in an ongoing vaccination drive, targeting the most vulnerable across the country.
Rwanda launched a nationwide vaccination campaign on March 5, starting with people from risk groups, including health personnel, frontline workers, and those older than 65 years or with underlying health conditions.
Rwanda targets to vaccinate 30 percent of the population by the end of 2021 and 60 percent by the end of 2022. A total of 1,712,081 people have been fully vaccinated while 2,865,234 received the first dose of Covid-19. (End