Over 117,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses given in Ukraine on Oct 5

Over 117,000 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 in Ukraine on October 5, the Ukrainian Health Ministry has reported on Facebook.

"As many as 117,234 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, on October 5, 2021. Some 58,659 people received their first dose, and 58,575 people were fully vaccinated," the report reads.

According to the ministry, 887 mobile vaccination teams, 2,938 vaccination sites, and 346 vaccination centers were operating across the country in the past day.

A total of 13,180,072 doses have been administered in Ukraine since it launched the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with 7,300,774 people receiving their first dose and 5,879,300 people receiving both doses (two people received their first dose abroad).

The Ukrainian Health Ministry emphasized that vaccination is the only effective way of protection against COVID-19.

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