Some 4,400 people who live in 37 homes for the elderly, and frontliners at these residences, have started being vaccinated against COVID-19.
The government said in a statement on Friday that the first residents to be inoculated against the virus are those aged over 85. Eventually, apart from the residents, some 2,000 staff members at homes run by the government, Church and private entities, will also be vaccinated.
The vaccination programme, which started being rolled out at the Mellieħa home for the elderly on Friday, should ensure that all residents at homes for the elderly across Malta receive the first dose by the end of March.