Over 163,000 people get COVID-19 shots in Ukraine on Aug 12

A total of 163,310 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 in Ukraine on Thursday, August 12, the Ukrainian Health Ministry has reported on Facebook.

"As many as 163,310 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 on August 12, 2021. Some 110,545 people received their first dose, and 52,765 people were fully vaccinated," the report reads.

According to the ministry, 1,002 mobile vaccination teams, 2,860 vaccination sites, and 329 vaccination centres were operating across the country in the past day.

A total of 7,171,758 doses have been administered in Ukraine since it launched a vaccination campaign, with 4,538,441 people receiving their first dose and 2,633,317 people receiving both doses (two people received their first dose abroad).

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