Citing Israel's 'success,' El Salvador begins rollout of vaccine booster dose
'Considering the success of the 3rd dose in Israel, we have decided to start with a third dose in El Salvador'
Citing the success of Israel's vaccine rollout, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said on Friday that the Central American nation will begin administering a third dose of Covid-19 vaccine to various groups including the elderly, healthworkers and people with underlying health conditions.
El Salvador, a nation of some 6,400,000 people, has obtained upward of 12,000,000 vaccine doses since February.
Third shots would be given to people including those aged over 60, frontline health staff, teachers, the armed forces, police and firefighters, as well as Salvadorans with pre-existing health problems, Bukele said on Twitter.
"Considering the success of the third dose in Israel, we have decided to start with a third dose in El Salvador," the president said, noting the government would enable people to start making appointments for the jabs from Sunday.