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The chairman of the National Committee for the Coordination of Activities on COVID Vaccination (CNCAV), Valeriu Gheorghita, announced on Thursday that by January 12 more than 8,006,000 Romanians had been vaccinated with at least one dose.
They represent about 41.5% of the general population, said the head of CNCAV, during a press conference held at Victoria Palace. Among the population over 12 years of age, the vaccination rate with at least one dose is 47.4%, and among the population over 18 years of age, the vaccination rate with at least one dose is 49.6%.
At the same time, the highest vaccination rate is recorded among people aged 50-60 years (56%), followed by those aged 60-70 years (52.6%) and those aged 40-49 years (51.2%).
According to Gheorghita, more than 2.1 million people received the booster dose, representing about 45% of those eligible (who could take the booster dose after six months). On the other hand, the decision to bring the booster dose forward from six to four months will increase the number of people eligible for the booster dose by 560,000.
"Of those who have so far taken the booster dose, more than 45% are vulnerable - over the age of 65 or have chronic conditions," he said.
Valeriu Gheorghita emphasized that the Omicron variant is "extremely transmissible" and "partially evades the immune response". He noted that vaccination could reduce the risk of a severe form of COVID-19 "considerably", Agerpres informs.
