According to data updated last night, 60.6% of children in Sarawak have received their first dose, well ahead of the 42.5% who have been partially vaccinated in Melaka, which is the second highest. Second doses for children have yet to begin rolling out.

Taken as a whole, 30.9% of children in the country have received their first dose.

Sarawak and Melaka are followed by Penang (40.6%), Johor (37.7%), Klang Valley (37%), Negeri Sembilan (33.5%), Labuan (32.8%), Perak (32.3%), Pahang (23.2%), Perlis (22%), Kedah (18.8%), Sabah (17.9%), Terengganu (10%) and Kelantan (8.6%).

In the category of vaccinated adolescents aged 12 to 17, Sabah fares worst with 74.1%, far behind the national average of 91.1%. Kelantan (83.9%), Pahang (85.3%), and Sarawak (90.5%) are the other states recording below the national average.

Sabah is also worst in the adult category with only 76.8% of the adult population fully vaccinated. The national average is 97.5%.

The other states below the national average are Kelantan (79.9%), Pahang (87%), Perak (88.2%), Kedah (88.5%), Sarawak (90.9%), Terengganu (91.9%) and Melaka (92.8%).

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