COVID-19: OVER TWO MILLION PEOPLE VACCINATED IN ANGOLA

Caxito – The Secretary of State for Hospital Areas, Leonardo Inocêncio, said Saturday in Bengo that 2,119,729 Angolans had been vaccinated against Covid-19 in Angola.

The number of doses administered accounted for 5.7 percent of the target public (health professionals, defence and security forces, teachers, social workers and patients with comorbidities) in the vaccination campaign.

He said that the national vaccination plan provided for the vaccination of over 15 million people in the country.

Leonardo Inocêncio said this at the launch of a national campaign to sensitise the public so that they adhere to the Covid-19 vaccination posts, promoted by JMPLA in Panguila market (Bengo).

In Bengo province, he said, more than 20,000 doses of vaccine are available, appealing for the adhesion to the campaign as the vaccine is safe and effective.

Source: Angola Press News Agency