Speaker of Parliament, former President Mohamed Nasheed have received the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Speaker of the Parliament got the first dose of the COVID vaccine after the special launch ceremony for the nation-wide vaccination program.

At the ceremony, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and the Chief Justice, Ahmed Muhtasim Adnan also got vaccinated this morning. From today onwards, vaccination of frontline health workers, military and police officers.

The President went through the normal pre-vaccine procedure and spent the required post-vaccine 15 minutes at the vaccination center.

Two doses of the Covishield vaccine is set to be given to 50,000 people. Vaccination program has been launched in Addu City and Kulhudhuffushi City as well.

Health Minister Ahmed Naseem said that vaccination will be taking place in all inhabited islands through the health facilities with the target of 10,000 vaccinations a day.