Tunisia To Start Administering Third COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Elderly
TUNIS– The Tunisian scientific committee, for the fight against the coronavirus, approved yesterday, the start of administering a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine, to those aged 75 and over.
This vaccination drive will start in the coming period, Jalila Ben Khelil, the committee’s spokesperson, was quoted as saying.
“This campaign will target, after that, the category over 50,” said Khelil.
A third dose of COVID-19 vaccine will also be administered to those with chronic diseases that affect their immune systems, as well as, to the health professionals, whose first injections were given in Mar, 2021, Khelil added.
Tunisian Ministry of Health reported 179 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, raising the tally of infections in the North African country to 705,474.
The death toll from the virus rose by six to 24,794, the ministry said.
Since the start of the national vaccination campaign on Mar 13, a total of 3,768,319 Tunisians have completed their COVID-19 vaccination.
Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK