Covid-19: 50.2% of Malaysia's adult population fully vaccinated, says JKJAV


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Malaysia is on track to achieve the targets set under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, with 50.2%, or 11,743,096, of the country's adult population fully vaccinated as of Wednesday (Aug 18).

The Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV), through an infographic on Twitter, said 75.3%, or 17,625,760 people, have received their first dose, bringing the cumulative total Covid-19 vaccine doses administered to 29,368,856 doses as of Wednesday.

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