14:45, 20 March 2022 | GMT +6
Over 770,000 Kazakhstani teens get 1st dose of Pfizer vaccine
NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – The Interdepartmental commission fighting to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Kazakhstan has updated the figures on vaccination of teenagers, pregnant women and nursing mother, Kazinform reports.
According to the commission, as of 20 March, 768,801 teenagers, 35,007 pregnant women, and 122,433 nursing mothers were immunized with the 1st dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
The second dose of Pfizer vaccine was administered to 628,715 teenagers, 27,561 pregnant women and 96,072 nursing mothers.
It bears to remind that vaccination with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine started in Kazakhstan on 15 November 2021. Kazakhstan authorized the use of Pfizer vaccine in teens aged 12-18, pregnant women and nursing mothers.