“The full course of vaccination covers 49.7% of the population,” the department’s Telegram channel reports.

It is noted that at the moment 58.3% of the total population of the country (5,447,000 people) have received one vaccine against coronavirus.

More than 42.7 thousand people received at least one dose of the vaccine among adolescents aged 12-17.

At the end of December, the Ministry of Health of Belarus announced the retreat of the fourth wave of COVID-19 in the country.

According to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, the country has coped with the severe consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.