In eight days, Cambodia has vaccinated 70.21 percent of its children aged six to 12 against COVID-19

[geovalin]

From September 17, when the fourth phase of the campaign to safeguard Cambodia’s population against COVID-19 to September 24, in eight days, a total of 70.21 percent of the targeted age group of six to 12 have received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine while many countries are still debating the necessity for vaccination of this age group.

 

Cambodia has within the week, vaccinated 1,332,083 children out of the identified total of 1,897,362 children, leaving just slightly more than 550,000 children remaining to be vaccinated with the first dose. One of the main factors driving this rapid growth in vaccinated numbers is due to the desire or children wanting to get back to school for in class learning after more than a year of online studying and on-off shutting of schools due to the virus.

 

Of the total vaccinated in the age group of six to 12, 668,186 are females while a mere 65, of whom 31 are females were deemed ineligible to receive the vaccines. Currently four phases of vaccinations are running concurrently in Cambodia. The vaccination of adults aged 18 and above for which, under 60,000 reman unvaccinated, vaccination of adolescents aged 12 to 17, vaccination of children aged six to 12 and administration of the 3^rd or booster dose of the vaccine to get the population better protection against mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

 

read more https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50941609/in-eight-days-cambodia-has-vaccinated-7021-percent-of-its-children-aged-six-to-12-against-covid-19/

[Oxx]

However, what proportion of those have been given Sinovac, largely ineffective against the delta variant? Overall about 2/3rds of the vaccines given to date have been that one.

[LittleBear57]

Can't see what vaccine was given. Hope it was an effective one. 

[Burma Bill]

2 hours ago, LittleBear57 said:

Can't see what vaccine was given. Hope it was an effective one. 

From link to original article, this should give a clue:-

 

"Cambodia is giving shots to kids 6 and up, and China has approved two of its vaccines for use in kids as young as 3"

 

Sinovac and Sinopharm are THE two widely used vaccines throughout the country. My two jabs were Sinovac.

 

For reference from today's press (27 September 2021):-

 

"another 3 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines are bound for Cambodia and will be arriving on the morning of September 28. This is the last of the 9 million batches of vaccines that were ordered by the government from China on the month of September. The vaccines that will be arriving are allocated for the vaccination campaign of children aged 6 to 11. "

 

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50942603/cambodia-to-receive-three-million-more-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine/