Malé, Maldives – Health Protection Agency (HPA) revealed that a total of 282,653 individuals from the eligible population for Covid-19 vaccination have received their second jab.
According to the statistics released by HPA, until yesterday 329,403 people had gotten their first dose.
Ministry of Health of Maldives recently revealed that over 90% of the eligible population in 32 islands of the Maldives has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
hey are AA. Mathiveri and V. Rakeedhoo with 99% eligible population vaccinated with both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and N. Magoodhoo, B. Dhonfan and B. Fehendhoo with 98% of the eligible population fully vaccinated. The remaining islands with over 90% vaccination coverage are:
- B. Hithadhoo – 97%
- B. Kamadhoo – 97%
- Sh. Komandoo – 96%
- GA. Dhevvadhoo – 96%
- B. Goidhoo – 95%
- V. Meedhoo – 95%
- R. Vandhoo – 95%
- HDh. Nellaidhoo – 94%
- N. Fohdhoo – 94%
- b. Fulhadhoo – 94%
- K. Himmafushi – 94%
- AA. Ukulhas – 94%
- ADh. Hangnameedhoo – 94%
- V. Fulidhoo – 94%
- N. Lhohi – 93%
- Th. Omadhoo – 93%
- L. Mundoo – 93%
- HA. Uligam – 92%
- M. Raiymandhoo – 92%
- B. Kihaadhoo – 91%
- K. Maafushi – 91%
- Th. Guraodhoo – 91%
- Sh. Maroshi – 90%
- Sh. Goidhoo – 90%
- N. Malhendhoo – 90%
- B. Dharavandhoo – 90%
- R. Rinbudhoo – 90%
Spokesperson of HPA, Dr. Nazla Rafeeg informs that the agency has decided to lower easements for islands with positivity rate below 5%, only if they have 90% of their eligible population fully vaccinated. If a guest house is being operated in the area, Dr. Nazla states that the vaccination coverage must be above 95% on the island.
On August 02, 2021, Maldives initiated a large-scale Covid-19 vaccination program in the capital Male’ city and the atolls as the country have procured enough Covid-19 vaccine doses to completely vaccinate all the residents in the country.
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih earlier revealed the government’s preparation on initiating a large-scale Covid-19 vaccination program, that aims to inoculate 90 per cent of the eligible population residing in the Maldives by the end of August 2021.
