INTERACTIVE: Share of fully vaccinated population in Malaysia now higher than in US

Staff nurse Siti Soleha, 39, showing the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine at the KLCC Vaccination Centre, Kuala Lumpur. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

PETALING JAYA: The percentage of Malaysia's population who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 is now higher than the figure recorded in many countries, including the United States.

According to Oxford University's Our World in Data website, 59% of Malaysia's total population was fully vaccinated as at Sept 24, compared to 54.4% in the United States.

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