Over 8,3 mln Kazakhstanis fully immunized against COVID-19

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – The Interdepartmental commission for non-spread of COVID-19 has released the updated vaccination figures, Kazinform reports.

According to a statement released by the commission, as of December 20, 8,899,669 Kazakhstanis have been immunized with the first component of anti-COVID vaccine. The second shot has been administered to 8,363,114 people.

The vaccination campaign kicked off in Kazakhstan on February 1, 2021.

Earlier it was reported that Kazakhstan recorded 379 new cases of the coronavirus infection, pushing the total caseload to 983,294 since the start of the pandemic. Nationwide, since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic 953,206 people fully recovered from the novel coronavirus.