Saturday 02 Nov 2024
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KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 12): A total of 22,772,882 individuals or 97.3% of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of Saturday (Dec 11).

Based on the Health Ministry’s COVIDNOW portal, 98.7% of the adult population, or 23,094,811 individuals have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

Meanwhile, 89.7% of the adolescent population, or 2,824,847 individuals aged between 12 and 17 have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while 86.5% or 2,723,137 individuals in the group have completed the vaccination.

A total of 70,382 doses of the vaccine were dispensed on Saturday, with 1,407 as first dose, 2,353 as second dose and 66,622 as booster dose.

This brings to a total of 54,820,915 doses of the vaccine, including 3,597,902 booster doses having been administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK).

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