7.3% of population fully vaccinated

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 2, 393, 882 individuals or 7.3% of the Malaysian population have received their two doses of Covid-19 vaccines as of Thursday, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.

The Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force aims to have 10% of the country’s population, or 3.2 million people, to be fully vaccinated by the middle of this month.

Dr Adham said a total of 8, 346, 697 doses of vaccine were administered on Thursday, involving 5, 952, 815 first-dose vaccine recipients and 2, 393, 882 who received their second shot.