Johor confident of meeting 90% inoculation target

On the ground: Hasni talking to Muhammad Haiqal Jalani, 14, who is waiting to get his vaccination at Dewan Serbaguna Benut vaccination centre in Pontian.

PONTIAN: The state government is confident of achieving the target of having 90% of its adult population fully vaccinated by the end of the month.

The state, said Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad, had also embarked on a vaccination programme for youths aged between 12 and 17.

“We are confident that by the end of October, all students – not only in this district but throughout Johor – will be vaccinated, which is in line with the target set at both the state and federal levels.

“This means that Johor will achieve its target of having 90% of the people vaccinated,” he said after observing the inoculation programme for youths at the Dewan Serbaguna Benut vaccination centre here yesterday.

As of Sept 24, a total of 37,144 teenagers have received their first dose of the vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for youths in the state while 1,892 teenagers have completed their jabs.

As of Friday, the number of fully vaccinated adults in Johor stood at 81.9% while 93.4% have received at least one dose.

The state government, Hasni said, would also continue with its various economic stimulus programmes under the state budget for 2022 to help those affected by the pandemic, giving his assurance that it would receive the utmost priority without development projects being sidelined.

All state agencies, local authorities and state government-owned companies would be mobilised for this, he added.

“The state government has decided that under this budget, we will continue to provide assistance to the people by improving our stimulus economic packages.

“Development projects will continue,” he said.