1.9 Moroccans have an expired vaccine pass, according to Hespress data collected from the daily vaccination figures published by the Ministry of Health.
Despite the government’s mandate of the vaccine pass, starting October, in public and private places, the pace of demand for the third dose is still weak.
1,901,617 people, their vaccination passes expired at least a month ago.
According to the latest data, Morocco administered 2, 299, 459 booster shots. While, 24,494,035 people received their first Covid-19 vaccine shot, and 22,830,895 were fully inoculated.
The Minister of Health and Social Protection, Khalid Ait Taleb, said earlier this week, in a closed meeting with members of the House of Representatives Social Sectors Committee, that ” fake news caused a weak demand for the third dose of the vaccine.”
The Minister said the available data indicate that the Chinese vaccine, Sinopharm, is currently the best against the new variant Omicron, as he stressed the importance of boosting immunity with a third jab in order to reach herd immunity.
Morocco had closed its air and sea borders at the end of November, fearing a new epidemic spike amid the emergence of the highly contagious COVID-19 variant, Omicron.
Despite the preventive measures, Morocco recorded its first case of Omicron last Wednesday, which is according to the officials’ statement, “not coming from abroad.”
The situation of Omicron in Morocco is still blurry. Meanwhile, the scientific committee said the state might opt for hardening up the health emergency to prevent a new wave in the Kingdom.
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