78.5 per cent of adolescents fully vaccinated in Malaysia


  • Nation
  • Friday, 12 Nov 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 2,472,098 individuals or 78.5 per cent of adolescents, aged between 12 and 17, have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of Thursday (Nov 11), according to the Health Ministry.

Based on the Health Ministry’s data on the CovidNow portal, 95.1 per cent of the adult population, or 22,258,551 individuals have completed their vaccination and 22,843,780 individuals have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

There are still 1,031,946 individuals, or 4.4 per cent of the adult population yet to receive the vaccination.

Overall, a total of 24,730,649 individuals, or 75.7 per cent of the population in Malaysia have completed the Covid-19 vaccination.

A total of 143,662 doses of the vaccine were dispensed yesterday, of which 42,888 doses were for the second dose recipients, 8,449 doses as first dose and 92,325 doses as booster dose, bringing the total number of doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) to 50,946,620, including 825,497 booster doses. - Bernama
Subscribe now to our Premium Plan for an ad-free and unlimited reading experience!

COVIDNOW , vaccine , PICK , population , dose

   

Next In Nation

Azmin has a tendency to ‘micromanage’, says Amirudin
Muhyiddin should assist MACC to locate son-in-law, says Fahmi
Explain why Kelantan can’t resolve water woes, Anwar asks PAS, Perikatan
Company owners to be charged with fraud in Tawau
Vincent Tan, Berjaya Land file RM200mil suit against Sanusi
Kudat MMEA detains two Filipinos for ferrying controlled items without permit
State polls: Talk about bringing down Federal Govt will not aid economic recovery, says Nik Nazmi
State polls: Don't miss out opportunities for a better life, Zahid tells Kelantan folk
Sanusi sues Saifuddin over REE theft allegations
Ipoh cops on the hunt for car thieves

Others Also Read