Keeping tabs on booster jabs


A student receiving her vaccine at the Dewan Milenium PPV in Kepala Batas. Immunisation rate for teenagers in Penang has reached 89.7% for the first dose and 75% for two doses completed. — FIlepic

ALMOST 8,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine booster injections have been dispensed in Penang since it started 10 days ago and their effectiveness is being monitored.

According to CovidNow by the Health Ministry, a total of 7,936 booster doses were dispensed as of Thursday.

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