Cambodia’s vaccination rate reaches 73.91

Vaccination rates against Covid-19 have increased to reach 73.91 per cent of its 16 million population in Cambodia.

A total of 11,826,416 people have at least finished their first dose of the vaccine.

These comprise 9,821,667 adults aged 18 and above, 1,727,063 adolescents aged 12 to 17 and 276,686 children aged six to 12 since the first campaign involving adults started on February 10, the second campaign starting on August 1 and the third campaign starting on September 17.

The fourth phase which started in early August and involving a third booster dose of the vaccine for selected groups of society including the front line workers.

The campaign for providing booster doses for the general public will begin in October and starting with Phnom Penh and the province of Kandal and then to other provinces, Prime Minister Hun Sen last Friday and now slated to be open for the general public in October has seen a total of 823,836 receiving the booster dose.