National Vaccination Update: Total Dose 1 Reaches 203.87 Million (Saturday, August 19th)

National COVID-19 vaccination as of Saturday, August 19, 2023, has reached 454.68 million doses. The details are as follows: 203.87 million doses for the first dose, 174.95 million for the second dose, 69.28 million for the third dose, 3.55 million for the fourth dose, and 3.02 million doses for the community-based vaccination program.

A total of 2.05 million healthcare workers have received the first dose, or 139.34% of the target. 2.01 million healthcare workers have received the second dose, or 137.01% of the target. For healthcare workers, the government has recommended a third and fourth dose, with 1.81 million doses and 843,070 doses administered respectively.

For the first dose vaccination of public officials, 18.23 million people have received it, or 105.2% of the target. Of this number, 17.1 million people, or 98.68% of the target, have received the second dose.

In the first phase, the government also prioritized the elderly population. However, to date, only 18.3 million people, or 84.88% of the target, have received the first dose. The second dose has been administered to 15.16 million people, or 70.34% of the target.

Starting in July 2021, the government also targeted vaccination for vulnerable and general population groups. For this group, 116.91 million people, or 82.79% of the target, have received the first dose. The second dose has been administered to 99.56 million people, or 70.5% of the target.

Finally, another vaccination target is adolescents aged 12-17 years. A total of 25.49 million people, or 95.46% of the target, have received the first dose in this group. Of that number, 22.33 million people, or 83.6% of the target, have received the second dose.