{"id":24041,"date":"2021-11-01T13:45:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T12:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=24041"},"modified":"2021-11-01T14:28:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T13:28:26","slug":"albania-rolls-out-covid-19-vaccine-booster-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania-rolls-out-covid-19-vaccine-booster-shots\/","title":{"rendered":"Albania rolls out COVID-19 vaccine booster shots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Citizens older than sixty are now officially eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose, as recommended by authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Also, starting from Monday the vaccine age will be lowered from 18 to 16, while minors older than twelve that have a diagnosed health condition may also receive the jab following parental authorization.<\/p>\n<p>So far, 35% of the population has been injected with both vaccine doses.<\/p>\n<p>Research from the New England Journal of Medicine in Israel pointed to the efficacy of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in preventing infection among teens, after analyzing over 94,354 vaccinated youngsters from the age of 12-18, and then comparing it with the same sample, including size and age, but unvaccinated individuals to retrieve the results.<\/p>\n<p>According to the health ministry, Albania is set to receive another batch of 500,000 Pfizer doses by the end of this year costing around $6 million USD.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Over 90% of teaching staff have been vaccinated\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Around 90% of education staff is now fully vaccinated declared health minister Ogerta Manastirliu during a hearing at the parliamentary committee on Labour, Social Affairs, and Health on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom March 13 we rolled out the inoculation of education staff. 28,512 teachers have been vaccinated until today,\u201d said the health minister.<\/p>\n<p>Albania has administered a total of 1,909,861 COVID-19 vaccines, with 891,707 citizens fully jabbed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/10\/12\/deputy-dean-supports-return-of-students-in-auditoriums-but-no-binding-decision-on-vaccine\/\">Deputy dean supports return of students in auditoriums, but no binding decision on vaccine<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/09\/29\/albania-to-buy-over-500000-pfizer-jabs-manastirliu-none-of-our-vaccines-have-expired\/\">Albania to buy over 500,000 Pfizer jabs, Manastirliu: None of our vaccines have expired<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/09\/21\/we-might-need-to-add-more-categories-of-those-obligated-to-get-a-vaccine-says-doctor\/\">We might need to add more categories of those obligated to get a vaccine, says doctor<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Citizens older than sixty are now officially eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose, as recommended by authorities. Also, starting from Monday the vaccine age will be lowered from 18 to 16, while minors older than twelve that have a diagnosed health condition may also receive the jab following parental authorization. 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