Morocco vaccinated 84,000 students in two days

50,809 students received their first jab of the Covid-19 vaccine as  Morocco speeds up its  national campaign ahead of the school season.

Member of the vaccination committee, Professor Said Afif told to Hespress Eng ‘On the first day, there were 33,307 students were vaccinated. 16,186 student received the Pfizer vaccine, and 17,121 received the Sinopharm vaccine’.

He continued ‘On the second day, the vaccinated total amounted to 50,809 which 27,899 were vaccinated with doses of Pfizer, and 22,210 were vaccinated with doses of Sinopharm’.

‘The turnout for vaccination is a positive thing we have moved from 33,000 to 50,809 meaning that the rate is gradually increasing.’Moulay Said afif said.

‘This vaccination of childreen aged 12 to 17 will help us achieve two important things: first herd immunity and a safe and successful sschool season’.

“the vaccine is optional but we ask parents to hurry up to vaccinate their children,” he said.

420 vaccination centers opened across the country to receive students aged 12 to 17, giving parents the choice to jab their children with either Sinopharma and Pfizer, with each able to accommodate more than 500 students  each day.