April 22

DOCTORS and nurses from People’s hospitals, Tatmadaw medical teams, healthcare workers and volunteers are working hard to give COVID-19 vaccines in different states and regions as the vaccination programme is one of the most important activities in the prevention, control and treatment of COVID-19 disease.

COVID-19 vaccine is administered daily to target groups regardless of race or religion, including Buddhist monks and nuns, local people over the age of 40, students, religious leaders, prisoners, people with disabilities, ethnic armed groups, people with chronic diseases, people in IDP camps and over 12-yearold students, respectively.

Yesterday, doctors and nurses from People’s hospitals, medical teams from the Tatmadaw, relevant healthcare workers in collaboration with volunteers gave COVID-19 vaccines to 8,273 people from fifteen townships Shan State (North), 9,823 from sixteen townships in Mon and Kayin States, 335 people from Tamway Township in Yangon Region, 30,128 people from twentysix townships in Ayeyawady Region, 8,490 people from ten townships in Rakhine State, 48,200 people from seven districts in Mandalay Region, 720 people from four townships in Bago Region, respectively. Similarly, healthcare officials gave the vaccines to 122 students from five townshisp in Shan State(North) yesterday.

It is reported that officials from the respective military commands visited the site and coordinated the necessary work. — MNA