It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Sciensano Institute for Health.

It is clarified that as of January 17, 100,443 people have already received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination in Belgium, which is about 1.09% of the country's population over 18 years old.

According to medical observations, no deaths directly related to vaccination have been recorded.

Earlier, the Robert Koch Institute reported that in Germany more than 1 million people were vaccinated with the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine against coronavirus.