68% of adult population given Covid-19 booster dose

68% of adult population given Covid-19 booster dose

For adolescents, aged between 12 and 17, 92.7% have completed the inoculation.

About 17% of children, aged from five to 11, have completed their Covid-19 vaccination. (Freepik pic)
KUALA LUMPUR:
A total of 16,003,461 people, or 68% of the adult population, have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday.

According to the Covidnow website, 22,963,644 people or 97.6% of the adult population are fully vaccinated and 23,240,584 or 98.8% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

For adolescents, aged between 12 and 17, a total of 2,883,331 people or 92.7% have completed the inoculation, while 2,983,700 or 95.9% have received the first jab.

A total of 614,507 children aged from five to 11 or 17.3% have completed their Covid-19 vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) while 1,462,095 children in the same group or 41.2% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

A total of 63,169 doses of the vaccine were dispensed yesterday, which comprised 42,039 as second doses, 4,778 as booster dose and 16,352 as first dose, bringing the number of vaccine doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) to 69,938,295.

Meanwhile, according to the health ministry’s GitHub portal, 12 deaths due to Covid-19 were reported in Malaysia yesterday, with Johor and Melaka recording the highest, at three cases each.

Penang and Selangor recorded two cases each, and Sabah and Sarawak one each.

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