He said to date, 98% of adults, 94% of adolescents and 33% of five- to 12-year olds have been fully vaccinated against the virus.Although Tuesday marks the last day for children to get free vaccines under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children , he said it is possible to reach the target because at least 48% of children in the targeted age group have received their first dose.
"The prevalence of smoking has never gone down ," he said, adding that it has constantly hovered between 20% and 22% of the population. He said over seven million deaths occur by direct tobacco usage while 1.2 million more are from passing smoking.
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