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WHO praises Cambodia’s COVID-19 vaccination programme

Cambodia’s successful vaccine rollout has saved lives, stabilised the health system, and contributed to the nation’s economic recovery, World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative to Cambodia Li Ailan said on April 10.
WHO praises Cambodia’s COVID-19 vaccination programme ảnh 1World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Cambodia Li Ailan (Photo: Khmer Times)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia’s successful vaccine rollouthas saved lives, stabilised the health system, and contributed to the nation’seconomic recovery, World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative to CambodiaLi Ailan said on April 10.

“Cambodia has achieved the impressively high COVID-19vaccination coverage of the primary doses at the very early stage,” she wroteon social media. “The successful vaccine rollout helped save many lives,protect health and contribute to economic recovery.”

Li also urged people to receive their booster dose if it istheir turn.    

According to the Cambodian Ministry of Health, the Southeast Asian countryhas so far administered one dose of COVID-19 vaccines to 14.84 million people,or 92.8 percent of its 16 million population. A total of 14.09 million, or 88percent, have been fully vaccinated with two required shots. Some 8 million, or50 percent, have taken a third dose, and 1.21 million, or 7.5 percent, have gota fourth dose.

Cambodia has fully resumed its socio-economic activities andreopened its borders to fully vaccinated travelers without quarantine sinceNovember last year./.
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