
16.71% of Moldova’s population was vaccinated against coronavirus.
According to the Ministry of Health, to date, 1 million 149.7 thousand doses of vaccines from various manufacturers have been used. The vaccination rate with one dose of vaccine is 19.67%, and 16.71% of the country's population were fully vaccinated. It is reported that the rate of complete vaccination among health workers is 83.7% (about 88% of health workers were vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine). It is noted that 56% of those vaccinated against coronavirus are women. The highest vaccination coverage is in the 70-79 age group - 45% of the population of this age received both doses of vaccine, and the lowest vaccination coverage is registered in the 19-29 age group (14%). There is also one registered 18-year-old vaccinated against the coronavirus. In the territorial context, the indicators differ: the highest rate of complete vaccination was registered in the municipality of Chisinau (25%), in Dubasari (19%), Soroca (18%), Orhei (17%) districts, and the lowest in Nisporeni and Taraclia districts (11%) and ATU Gagauzia (9%). The Ministry of Health notes a decrease in mortality among health workers after the start of the vaccination campaign, and also notes that only 0.1% of already vaccinated citizens have become infected with coronavirus (689 people out of 673.7 thousand vaccinated). The Ministry of Health knows about 1456 adverse reactions to the vaccine, of which about 93% are mild and 6.9% are moderate (fever, fatigue, allergic reaction, etc.), and no serious reactions were recorded. // 18.08.2021- InfoMarket.