Mongolia begins COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Mongolia begins COVID-19 vaccine rollout 23 February 2021
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On 23 February 2021, Mongolia launched the COVID-19 vaccine rollout with around 150,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses to be administered to health workers who are at high risk. When more doses of COVID-19 vaccine are available, other priority groups, including frontline workers and older people, will be vaccinated.
Prime Minister L.Oyun-Erdene and Minister of Health S.Enkhbold were the ones to receive the first dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in order to assure the public of its safety. These vaccines are donated by the Government of India support the country in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.