Less than 1pct to go to achieve fully vaccinated adult population target
A total of 20,856,337 individuals or 89.1 percent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday, just 0.9 percentage points short of the targeted 90 percent.
Based on the Health Ministry data on the CovidNOW portal, 94.6 percent or 22,153,302 individuals of the adult population have received...
A total of 20,856,337 individuals or 89.1 percent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday, just 0.9 percentage points short of the targeted 90 percent.
Based on the Health Ministry data on the CovidNOW portal, 94.6 percent or 22,153,302 individuals of the adult population have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
A total of 196,647 doses of the vaccine were dispensed yesterday with 108,092 as first dose and 88,555 as second dose, bringing the total number of doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) to 45,204,479.
Meanwhile, 4.7 percent or 147,938 of adolescents aged between 12 and 17 have completed their vaccination and 68.5 percent or 2,156,346 teenagers have received at least one dose of the vaccine,
On Sept 22, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said interstate travel would resume when 90 percent of the adult population in Malaysia have been fully vaccinated.
- Bernama
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