Vaccines Arrival: 6.7 Million Doses Of Covishield Vaccines Arrive From India

6.7 million doses of Covishield vaccines purchased from India arrived at Yangon International Airport on Wednesday, and this is the second batch.

These 6.7 million doses were received by the head of the Yangon Region Medical Services and Public Health Department. The Ministry of Health obtained 56.36 million doses of the vaccine — 44.4 million doses of procurement and 11.96 million doses of donation.

In Myanmar, a total of 13.78 million people aged above 18 were fully vaccinated, while 5.37 million received first shots till December 28. Inoculation has covered more than 51 percent of the population as there are about 19.15 million people over 18 who were immunized more than one time.