
The move aims to boost the supply of vaccines to the nation amid the number of severe COVID-19 cases increasing.
At present the country has administered roughly 258.7 million COVID-19 vaccine shots.
It is now one of the nations with the largest vaccination coverage globally as almost 100% of people aged 18 and above have now received their first or second dose. In addition, 77.3% of the population have had their third dose and 78.8% of the population have had their fourth inoculation.
In addition, in the 12 to 17 age group, first-and-second-dose coverage also hit almost 100%, while third-dose coverage reached 55.2%.
After five months of implementing COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged five to 12, over 16.1 million doses have been administered, with first-dose coverage hitting 86.4% and second-dose coverage reaching 58.1%.