64.9 Per Cent of Adult Population in Malaysia Given Covid-19 Booster Dose

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KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 15,259,493 adults or 64.9 per cent of their population in the country have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday.

Based on the COVIDNOW website, a total of 22,934,341 individuals or 97.5 per cent of the population have also completed their vaccination and 23,210,853 or 98.7 per cent have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

For children aged between five and 11 years a total of 1,144,379 individuals or 32.2 per cent of their population have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids).

As fo adolescents aged between 12 and 17, a total of 2,836,32 of them or 91.2 per cent of their population have completed the vaccination while 2,936,489 or 94.4 per cent hav received at least one dose of the vaccine.

According to the Health Ministry’s GitHub portal, 77 detahs due to Covid-19 were recorded yesterday with Penang recoding the highest at 12, followed by Selangor and Kelantan with 11 cases each.

Source: BERNAMA