(TAP)- The Health Ministry on Tuesday started inviting people belonging to the 50-60 age group and registered on the Evax platform to receive the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The ministry underlined in a statement the need for all concerned persons to comply with the appointment time so that the vaccination operation takes place in the best conditions.

The invitation of citizens aged over 60 years is ongoing, according to the same source, concurrently with that of the 50-60 years, according to the same source.

The ministry reiterated its call to all citizens who wish to receive the vaccine to register via the SMS service by sending "evax" to 85355, or by dialing the code USSD *2021#, or on the registration website https://www.evax.tn/ or on the toll-free number 80 10 20 21.