3 million people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Cambodia: PM

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said that 3 million people in the Southeast Asian nation have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine so far.

Su Sam Eoun, a 48-year-old single mother from southern Kandal province, has been awarded 10 million riels (2,500 U.S. dollars) for being the 3,000,000th vaccine recipient, the prime minister said on his social media account late Monday.

“Now, we have vaccinated 3 million people, or 30 percent, of our 10 million targeted adult population. This is a big success,” the prime minister said.

In full: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-06/15/c_1310009110.htm

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