Lisbon: Portugal Official data shows 80% of its population has been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, becoming one of the world’s most vaccinated countries as authorities gradually loosen most COVID-19 restrictions .
According to a Reuters tracker, Portugal and United Arab Emirates The rate of complete vaccination is the same, which is jointly leading the world.
The southern European nation, which battled the world’s worst coronavirus surge earlier this year, has vaccinated nearly 8.2 million people out of its more than 10 million population, health authorities said. DGS Said late Tuesday night.
The DGS said nearly all adults over the age of 65 and half of youth aged 12-17 are now fully vaccinated. In Portugal everyone over the age of 12 is eligible to receive the vaccine.
“I don’t care if we are (the world’s) number 1, 2, or 3,” the vice-admiral, head of Portugal’s vaccination task force, said. Henrique de Gouvia e Melos, said after a visit to a vaccination center near Lisbon in the weekends.
“I want the virus to be controlled, vaccinate as many eligible people as possible so that the virus doesn’t have room for maneuver,” he said outside the centre, where he was applauded.
Gouvia e Mello has been widely praised for setting up an accelerated vaccination campaign that has allowed Portugal to lift most of its coronavirus restrictions.
Wearing of masks has been made mandatory outside from Monday.
He said that the country has started immunization just like other people The European Union But as anti-vaccination movements grew elsewhere, Portugal, where only 3% of the population considers themselves vaccine “deniers”, accelerated the rollout.
However, he warned that the fight against COVID-19 was not over until all countries, rich and poor, could access vaccines.
“We are getting more vaccinations in rich countries and then zero vaccinations in poorer countries,” he said. “I cannot agree with this – not only because of ethics and morality but because it is not the best strategy and rational attitude.”
According to a Reuters tracker, Portugal and United Arab Emirates The rate of complete vaccination is the same, which is jointly leading the world.
The southern European nation, which battled the world’s worst coronavirus surge earlier this year, has vaccinated nearly 8.2 million people out of its more than 10 million population, health authorities said. DGS Said late Tuesday night.
The DGS said nearly all adults over the age of 65 and half of youth aged 12-17 are now fully vaccinated. In Portugal everyone over the age of 12 is eligible to receive the vaccine.
“I don’t care if we are (the world’s) number 1, 2, or 3,” the vice-admiral, head of Portugal’s vaccination task force, said. Henrique de Gouvia e Melos, said after a visit to a vaccination center near Lisbon in the weekends.
“I want the virus to be controlled, vaccinate as many eligible people as possible so that the virus doesn’t have room for maneuver,” he said outside the centre, where he was applauded.
Gouvia e Mello has been widely praised for setting up an accelerated vaccination campaign that has allowed Portugal to lift most of its coronavirus restrictions.
Wearing of masks has been made mandatory outside from Monday.
He said that the country has started immunization just like other people The European Union But as anti-vaccination movements grew elsewhere, Portugal, where only 3% of the population considers themselves vaccine “deniers”, accelerated the rollout.
However, he warned that the fight against COVID-19 was not over until all countries, rich and poor, could access vaccines.
“We are getting more vaccinations in rich countries and then zero vaccinations in poorer countries,” he said. “I cannot agree with this – not only because of ethics and morality but because it is not the best strategy and rational attitude.”
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