ULAN BATOR, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia is planning to inoculate its citizens with a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Health Minister Sereejav Enkhbold said Monday.
Enkhbold made the remarks during a meeting of the national disaster risk reduction council.
"We are preparing to introduce the third doses of COVID-19 vaccine starting late August as part of further measures to combat the pandemic," he said.
The Asian country began a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign in late February, aiming to cover at least 60 percent of its 3.3-million population.
Close to 66 percent of the country's population has received a first dose of vaccine and over 59 percent received two jabs. Enditem