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Mongolia becomes one of first Asian countries administering fourth vaccine dose
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Mongolia has begun to administer the fourth
dose of the coronavirus vaccine to its people on voluntary basis on January 7.
Currently, 66.6 per cent of the population have received two shots of
coronavirus vaccine while 28.7 per cent have had the third shot.
Mongolia is one of leading countries in the world with its early and active
vaccination program and has passed the coronavirus waves without frequently
imposing strict quarantine measures. The country has also had
significantly less deaths caused by COVID-19 compared to that of developed
countries. Specifically, while the US and the UK have had 2,501 and 2,194 deaths
per 1 million citizens respectively, Mongolia has had 650 so far.
Amid a global surge in Omicron variant
infections, the Government of Mongolia adheres a strategy to widely involve the
population in the third dose of COVID-19 vaccines and administer the fourth
dose on voluntary basis to pass the new wave and avoid imposing strict lockdown
measures.
Citizens are able to voluntarily get their
fourth dose of vaccinations once 3 months have passed since their third dose. In
addition, those that recovered from COVID-19, who had the third dose can
receive their fourth dose 21 days after their recovery. Pfizer’s Comirnaty
vaccine and Sinopharm’s ‘CorV’ vaccine are available for citizens.
Furthermore, children aged
12 and above are being offered a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, whereas
those turning 18 this year can be involved in their third dose of the
immunization.
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