Just 0.6% short of reaching 90% fully vaccinated adults target

Just 0.6% short of reaching 90% fully vaccinated adults target

A total of 174,820 doses of the vaccine were dispensed yesterday.

As of yesterday, 89.4%, or 20,927,867, of the adult population have been fully vaccinated.
KUALA LUMPUR:
A total of 20,927,867 individuals or 89.4% of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday, just 0.6% short of the targeted 90%.

Based on health ministry data on the Covidnow portal, 94.7% or 22,166,911 of adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

A total of 174,820 doses of the vaccine were dispensed yesterday, with 74,199 as the first dose and 100,621 as the second dose, bringing the total number of doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) to 45,379,299.

Meanwhile, 5.6% or 177,029 of adolescents, aged from 12 to 17, have completed their vaccination and 70.4% or 2,217,920 of them have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has said interstate travel would resume when 90% of the adult population nationwide have been fully vaccinated.

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