The first stage of vaccination against novel coronavirus in Azerbaijan begins today, on January 18.
The country has approved a vaccination strategy against the COVID-19 virus.
The high-risk populations that will be vaccinated first are healthcare workers, law enforcement officers, military personnel, detainees, arrested persons and prisoners, persons working in the educational and social sector, persons permanently residing in social institutions, employees of the ASAN Service and DOST centers, the public transport sector, telecommunications operators, providers, postal workers, employees of the banking sector, who are in direct contact with the population, persons aged over 65, patients with chronic diseases of the respiratory system, chronic hemodialysis patients, patients with type 2 diabetes (aged 50 and older), as well as obese people (≥18).
