Over 4.7m Belarusians fully vaccinated against COVID-19

More than 5.56 million people in Belarus have got the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, of them over 4.72 million have been fully vaccinated, BelTA learned from the press service of the Healthcare Ministry.

The regional breakdown of people who got the second shot is as follows: over 533,600 in Brest Oblast, over 472,800 in Vitebsk Oblast, over 653,700 in Gomel Oblast, over 493,800 in Grodno Oblast, over 488,200 in Mogilev Oblast, over 516,900 in Minsk Oblast, and more than 818,300 in the city of Minsk.

More than 94,400 employees of various organizations and departments have been fully vaccinated so far.

Over 9,200 teenagers aged from 12 to 17 have received one shot of the vaccine.

Thus, 54.1% of the population of the Republic of Belarus has received one dose of the vaccine, 43.6% has been fully vaccinated, the Healthcare Ministry informed.