National Vaccination Update: Total Dose 1 Reaches 203.35 Million (Tuesday, August 30th)

National COVID-19 vaccination as of Tuesday, August 30, 2022, has reached 376.55 million doses. This includes 203.35 million doses of the first dose, 170.92 million doses of the second dose, and 2.28 million doses for the community-based vaccination program.

A total of 2.04 million healthcare workers have received the first dose, exceeding the target by 138.58%. 1.98 million healthcare workers have received the second dose, exceeding the target by 135.12%. For healthcare workers, the government also recommends a third dose, which has been administered to [number] healthcare workers or [percentage]% of the target.

For public service personnel, 18.36 million people have received the first dose, exceeding the target by 105.98%. Of this number, 16.8 million people, or 96.98% of the target, have received the second dose.

In the first phase, the government also prioritized elderly individuals. However, to date, only 18.24 million or 84.61% of the target have received the first dose. 14.84 million or 68.87% of the target have received the second dose.

Starting in July 2021, the government also targeted vulnerable and general population groups. For this group, 116.38 million people or 82.42% of the target have received the first dose. 96.63 million or 68.43% of the target have received the second dose.

Finally, another vaccination target group is adolescents aged 12-17 years. A total of 25.56 million people or 95.69% of the target in this group have received the first dose. Of this number, 22.09 million people or 82.71% of the target have received the second dose.