National Vaccination Update: Total Dose 1 Reaches 148.65 Million (Wednesday, December 15th)

National COVID-19 vaccination as of Wednesday, December 15, 2021, has reached 255.93 million doses. This includes 148.65 million first doses, 104.79 million second doses, and 2.48 million doses administered through community-based vaccination programs.

A total of 2.04 million healthcare workers have received the first dose, exceeding the target by 138.92%. 1.95 million healthcare workers have received the second dose, exceeding the target by 132.68%. Furthermore, 1.26 million healthcare workers have received a third dose, representing 86.05% of the target.

For public sector workers, 23.76 million people have received the first dose (137.11% of the target), and 21.08 million have received the second dose (121.63% of the target).

The elderly were prioritized in the initial vaccination phase. To date, 12.55 million elderly individuals (58.21% of the target) have received the first dose, and 8.14 million (37.77% of the target) have received the second dose.

Starting in July 2021, the government targeted vulnerable and general populations. For this group, 87.68 million people (63.01% of the target) have received the first dose, and 56.51 million (40.87% of the target) have received the second dose.

Finally, for adolescents aged 12-17 years, 21.22 million (79.47% of the target) have received the first dose, and 15.91 million (59.58% of the target) have received the second dose.