The third ‘booster' dose is given to the PM and his wife.

[ASEAN NOW]

 

Prime Minister Hun Sen and his wife received the third ‘booster' dosage against COVID-19 this morning.

The Premier wrote on his official Facebook page, "Today, [I] got the 3rd dose or booster dose with my lovely wife."

 

The booster dose has been given to around 780,000 people across the country, according to the Prime Minister, who also stated that the third dose will be given to everyone.

 

The PM indicated that China will provide three million extra doses of COVID-19 vaccinations to Cambodia, which will be used as booster doses, at a press conference following the signing ceremony of six bilateral treaties between Cambodia and China here at the Peace Palace last Sunday.

 

According to the Prime Minister, about one million individuals have had their third vaccination, and Cambodia has already received 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, with another 3 million doses on the way, in addition to the 3 million doses donated by China. As a result, Cambodia just has to purchase 3 million additional pills for the remaining 12 million individuals.

 

Cambodia presently has 29.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccinations because to purchases and donations: 7.8 million Sinopharm doses, 19 million Sinovac doses, 1,739,000 AstraZeneca doses, and 1,064,600 Johnson & Johnson doses.

 

As of Sept. 13, 97.58 percent of the target population of 10 million adults had received their first vaccination, with 8,638,525 of them fully immunized.

 

1,712,455 children and kids aged 12 to 18 years old have received their first dosage, accounting for 87.06 percent of the nearly two million children and youth targeted, while 995,737 have already received their second dose.

 

Cambodia's whole population of 16 million people has been vaccinated to the tune of 71.69 percent.