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Press Release
Meeting of the Council of Ministers on October 13th, 2021
The Council of Ministers met at the Government Palace in Dili and analyzed the presentation relating to the legislative policy options underlying the review initiative the Health System Law, presented by the Minister of Health, Odete Maria Freitas Belo.
The Minister of Health also made a presentation on the result of the vaccination campaign, which has been attended by all members of the Government, since September 30th.
During this period, the Members of Government went to all municipalities to share the information about the COVID-19 vaccine and to sensitize the population to the need of vaccination.
A total of 78,165 vaccines have been administered since the beginning of the campaign with the participation of Members of Government, which represents an increasing of 17% in the percentage of vaccination nationwide.
Bobonaro was the municipality with the highest growth in the number of people vaccinated, with an increasing of 303%. During the week of September 30th to October 10th, a total of 7487 people were vaccinated, 5629 more vaccines administered than in the previous week. The municipality of Baucau follows, with a growth of 122%, with 5286 more vaccinated than in the previous week. Ermera had an increasing of 97% compared to the week before the start of the vaccination campaign with members of the Government, with 3885 more people being vaccinated than in the previous period.
The first Pfizer vaccines, designed to allow the vaccination of young people between the ages of 12 and 17, are expected to arrive in Timor-Leste on October 16th, under the COVAX Mechanism. END