All adults in Malaysia are expected to be fully vaccinated by October under a new immunisation target set by the government to stem the recent surge in Covid-19 cases, said Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

He said the fast-track approach in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) includes boosting the capacity for vaccination rate to 500,000 doses per day, to tackle the emergence of new variants of the virus which are more vicious.

“Vaccination is the main key to our success in combating...