Malaysia's vaccination rate speeds past the US


Ng Kim Hoong (front), 71, with his wife Chung Nyuk Lin (behind), 66, filling the form upon arrival through walk-in for vaccination at the Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre (SPCC) PPV yesterday. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

According to Oxford University's Our World in Data website, Malaysia's daily vaccination rate per 100 population reached a high of 1.27 on July 19.

This is higher than the United States, which peaked at 1.01 vaccine doses per 100 people on April 13.

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