Covid-19: Maintain high vaccination rate to see sharp drop in daily cases by October, says Health DG


PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s Covid-19 daily case figures could dip to below 1,000 by October if the vaccination rate is maintained at 150,000 second doses daily, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The Health director-general told a press conference on Thursday (July 15) that based on projections, the drop in cases can be achieved with an estimated vaccine efficacy rate of 75% and with 80% of the population fully vaccinated.

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