COVID-19 vaccination in Bulgaria

COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Bulgaria
Native name Национален план за ваксиниране срещу COVID-19 в Република България
Date27 December 2020 (2020-12-27) – present
Locationnationwide
CauseCOVID-19 pandemic
Organised byBulgarian Ministry of Health, National Vaccination Operational Headquarters
Participants4,726,578 doses administered in total
(12 June 2024);[a][b]

Specific breakdown:

2,000,000+ have received one vaccine dose
28.9%
2,078,006 have been fully immunized
30.0%
1,008,184 have received a booster dose
14.6%
135,614 have received an Omicron-adapted booster dose
2.0%

The COVID-19 vaccination in Bulgaria is an immunization campaign currently taking place against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that is the cause of the COVID-19 disease. It began on 27 December 2020, in line with most other countries in the EU, and is in response to the ongoing pandemic in Bulgaria. The vaccination drive was affected by organizational and supply-related issues during the initial months while since the spring of 2021 vaccine hesitancy has contributed significantly to the country having the lowest rate of inoculations in the EU,[3][4] with 35% of Bulgaria's adult citizens, and 30% of its eligible population, fully vaccinated by May 2022.

  1. ^ Hadzhiyski, Vassil (6 February 2021). "Дози срещу хора, или колко са ваксинираните срещу COVID-19 в България". dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ "НАСЕЛЕНИЕ КЪМ 31.12.2020 Г. ПО ОБЛАСТИ, ОБЩИНИ, МЕСТОЖИВЕЕНЕ И ПОЛ". nsi.bg (in Bulgarian). 31 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. ^ Peltier, Elian; Dzhambazova, Boryana; Pronczuk, Monika (7 September 2021). "A Vaccine Success in Europe That Sinks in the East". nytimes.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  4. ^ Detev, Aleksandar (2 September 2021). "Българските политици и ваксините: безотговорно и цинично". dw.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 17 September 2021.


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