Africa-Press – Mozambique. The majority of people vaccinated against Covid-19 in Mozambique – 53% – live in rural areas, compared to 47% in urban areas, Minister of Health Armindo Tiago said in parliament on Wednesday.
“Of the total number of those vaccinated to date, 53% are from rural areas,” Minister Tiago said during a session of questions to the government.
Minister Tiago was answering a question from the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM), the country’s third-largest party by number of MPs.
The minister said that more than 3.9 million people in Mozambique are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and more than 6.5 million have received a first dose.
The Minister of Health pointed out that the government’s aim is to immunize around 17 million people by the end of 2022, that is, all the adults in the 30 million inhabitants that the National Institute of Statistics (INE) estimates as the country’s total population.
The third phase of vaccination, involving the inoculation of around 7.3 million people, began in October, Minister Tiago added, noting that the National Vaccination Plan was budgeted at around 12 billion meticais (€166 million).
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