ArmInfo. As of August 29, 275,138 citizens were vaccinated against coronavirus in Armenia. As stated on the official Facebook page of the Ministry of Health, of the total number of vaccinated, 176,552 people received the first component of the vaccine, and, accordingly, the second - 98,586.
The Ministry of Health reminds that today Russian-made drugs (Sputnik V), British-Swedish (AstraZeneca) and Chinese (CoronaVac and Sinopharm) are available in Armenia without any restrictions. Foreign citizens can also be vaccinated in Armenia. Vaccinations are carried out (free of charge) daily in primary health care organizations, and on weekends a special work schedule is established - from 10:00am to 4:00pm.
To recall, earlier head of the RA Ministry of Health Anahit Avanesyan stated that by the end of 2021 it is planned to vaccinate 20% of the population of Armenia. To note, as of 11:00 on August 30, 1,534,770 tests for coronavirus were carried out in the country since the outbreak of the pandemic, of which a total of 241,611 cases of coronavirus infection (15.7%) were detected, while 226,665 people recovered ( 93.8%), the number of deaths reached 4,830 (1.9%) .