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Health Ministry: 43.5% of adult population fully vaccinated

Health Ministry: 43.5% of adult population fully vaccinated
Skopje, 29 September 2021 (MIA) – A total of 785,693 people have been vaccinated up until September 28, and 724,835 are fully vaccinated and 137 people have received a third, booster shot, the Health Ministry said Wednesday. It said that yesterday 4,953 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in vaccination stations across the country, including 1,282 people who received their first does and 3,064 were fully vaccinated. A total of 52% of the population over 40 is fully vaccinated and 32% of the population aged 18-39 has received at least one dose. The vaccination rate with one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine of the adult population is 47% and 43.5% of people over 18 have been fully vaccinated. According to the number of administered vaccines, 38% of the total population is vaccinated with 35% of the population in the country being fully vaccinated after having received two doses, said the press release.