Source::Xinhuanet
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A new batch of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines has arrived in Slovenia, the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) said on Monday. The latest shipment comprises 22,230 doses, out of which 2,200 will be used for second jabs and the rest for the first. All residents aged 80 or more and have opted for vaccination will have been vaccinated by the end of this week, according to the NIJZ.
The institute expected a batch containing 8,400 doses of vaccine produced by U.S. biotechnology company Moderna on Thursday. Half of it will be used for second-dose vaccinations.
An additional batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine is expected on Friday. The total of doses has not yet been announced, but it is clear that the batch is intended for first doses alone. So far, 94,304 persons, or 4.5 percent of the population, have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Slovenia, NIJZ data showed, whereas 49,918 have received both jabs.
Slovenia on Monday reported 247 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the national tally to 185,013, according to NIJZ. As the world is struggling to contain the pandemic, vaccination is underway in Slovenia and some other countries with the already-authorized coronavirus vaccines.
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