As of February 18, 843,265 children aged 12 to 18 have been voluntarily vaccinated with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Health said.
Reportedly, 518,206 children were vaccinated with the first dose and 325,059 children – with the second dose of the vaccine.
Vaccination of children against coronavirus is particularly active in Fergana (185,772 doses), Samarkand (111,465 doses) and Andijan (92,982 doses) regions.
According to the decision of the State Sanitary Inspector and the National Technical Immunological Expert Commission, children over the age of 12 are vaccinated with Pfizer on a voluntary basis since 28 September in Uzbekistan with the consent of their parents and guardians.
To date, 44,498,831 doses of different types of vaccines have been used in Uzbekistan.
