Vaccination rate of adult population in six states targeted to reach 50% by September, says PM


KUALA LUMPUR: Efforts will be focused on six states in the country to ramp up the vaccination rates among the adult population there, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

He said there were six states whose proportion of adult population receiving their second doses fell below 50%.

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