It is about 323,097 people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Mozambique. This is according to Minister of Health Armindo Tiago.
Based on the 2017 population census, the national statistic estimates the current population of Mozambique 30.832 million. It is only 10.5 percent of population estimated to be affected by the COVID-19.
Over two percent of 16 million adults have been in the target of vaccination and kids are not expected to take a vaccine at all. Tiago says the vaccinated population is below what was expected.
“These figures are still a long way from our expectations and show that there is a long path ahead of us to achieve the targets necessary to protect our population” he said.
Tiago noted that many African Countries like Mozambique, face a shortage of vaccines. He said to overcome this challenge, he thought it urgent that Africa should produce its own vaccines rather than rely on imports from other continents.