Covid-19: Total of 90.9% of Malaysia's adult population fully vaxxed

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A total of 90.9% or 21,290,960 of the adult population in Malaysia have completed their Covid-19 vaccinations as of Wednesday (Oct 13).

According to the Health Ministry's CovidNow portal, 94.9% of the adult population, or 22,230,828 individuals, have received at least one dose of a two-dose Covid-19 vaccine.

A total of 207,520 doses of the vaccine were dispensed on Wednesday, involving both the adult and the adolescent populations.

This brings the total number of doses administered to adults under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme since Feb 24 to 46,252,254.

As for teenagers aged 12 to 17 years old, a total of 453,906 individuals, or 14.4%, have completed vaccinations, while 75.9% or 2,352,464 others have received at least the first dose of a two-dose Covid-19 vaccine since the immunisation programme for the group was launched on Sept 8. - Bernama