National Health Commission: The number of people over 60 years old who are vaccinated nationwide has reached 225.521 million

This afternoon (April 19), the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held a press conference.

Introduced at the meeting, as of April 18, the number of people over the age of 60 who have been vaccinated nationwide has reached 225.521 million, and 213.938 million have been vaccinated throughout the whole process. 85.41% and 81.03% of the population. Booster immunizations have been completed for 154.874 million people. At present, the overall progress of the new coronavirus vaccination is smooth, the strengthening of immunization is being carried out in an orderly manner, and the vaccination rate of the elderly is also gradually increasing recently.

Source: CCTV News