More than one million Czech residents now fully vaccinated against Covid-19

More than one million people in the Czech Republic have now completed their vaccination against Covid-19, the Czech Health Ministry reports this morning. The Czech population in roughly 10.7 million people.

In total, more than two million people have now received at least one vaccine dose.

Health Minister Petr Arenberger tweeted on Friday that 23.6 percent of the Czech population over the age of 16 had received at least one dose.

The total number of the vaccine doses administered in the country has now exceeded three million, while 1,006,049 people were fully vaccinated as of Friday night.

On Friday, 65,331 doses of Covid-19 vaccines were administered, about 11,000 fewer than the record high number on Thursday.

Four EU-certified vaccines against Covid-19, are now being used in the Czech Republic, from from Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson. More than 77 percent of all doses have been from Pfizer, while over 4,600 people have received the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine during the first week of its use.

In May, the Czech Republic expects to receive 2.85 million doses of vaccines.

Vaccination against COVID-19 was launched in the country at the end of December. Clients of senior homes and healthcare personnel were inoculated first, and other groups of seniors and teachers gradually followed.

Currently, the vaccination registration system is open to all people over the age of 55. Younger people with selected chronic diseases are also prioritized. However, some seniors registered for vaccination with their GPs are still waiting for vaccines.

As of July, all inhabitants over the age of 16 may be able to register for vaccination, Arenberger stated yesterday. He added that he expects clinical trials enabling the vaccination of children to be completed by the autumn.