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Malta registered the fastest COVID-19 booster rollout among the European Union members on Monday 10th January 2022.
According to the latest figures posted on Saħħa’s Facebook page, Malta also ranked just above the UK, Ireland and Israel in terms of vaccine boosters administered per 100 people.
Among the lowest are Latvia (at the bottom), followed by Slovakia and Poland.
Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne took to social media to announce Malta’s highest booster and lowest hospitalisation rates in all of Europe.
He quoted the data to highlight how the booster works and encouraged everyone to take their jab when it’s their turn.
As of yesterday, 1,133,334 doses of the vaccine were administered, 278,153 of which were all boosters. This also comes amidst a significant spike in cases, with active cases ranking at 14,053.
However, Malta only has 7 people out of 131 hospitalised people in Intensive Care Units. Malta also registered 542 recoveries yesterday 10th January 2022, with one death bringing up the total to 489.
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