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Peru: Over 87.23 million COVID-19 vaccine doses applied

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Photo: ANDINA/Vidal Tarqui

08:11 | Lima, Feb. 2.

87,249,915 doses of the vaccine against COVID-19 have been so far administered in Peru, the Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported.

Out of that total, 25,798,175 were given as second dose, thus accounting for 90.27% of the target population.

Within this framework, 21,172,848 citizens have been vaccinated with a third dose.

They also account for 74.08% of the target population, the leading government authority in the health sector said in its daily report.

Similarly, 6,440,013 people have received the fourth dose, thus accounting for 25.80% of the goal.

In addition, 203,789 have received the bivalent dose. They account for 2.25% of the target population.

The information above is applicable as of February 1 at 6:00 p.m. (local time) and was published on the COVID-19 Vaccination Situation Room.

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Published: 2/2/2023