HEALTHCARE officials gave second dose of COVID-19 vaccine to local people at Sandagu Hall in No.3 Basic Education High School in Kyaukpyu Township, Rakhine State, yesterday.

Healthcare workers, members of the fire brigade, and volunteers assisted in the vaccination programme and transportation for the vaccinated people were arranged after the vaccination programme.

During the vaccination, healthcare workers and officials made records for the vaccinated people.

Next, volunteers and healthcare workers measured the body temperature before vaccination.

Vaccines were given systematically to the local people, and only those with normal health conditions are vaccinated, officials said.

In Kyaukpyu Township, the first vaccination was given on 1 August and the second vaccination on 29 August.

A total of 4,930 people were vaccinated for the second time between 29 August and 11 September.

On 12 September, monks and nuns from urban areas and village-tracts, elderly people, civil servants and local people received the COVID-19 vaccines, officials said.

Tin Htun Oo (IPRD)/ GNLM

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