86.4% of youngsters fully vaxxed


KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 2,719,106 individuals or 86.4% of adolescents aged between 12 and 17 in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of Friday.

According to the Health Ministry’s CovidNow portal, 2,828,401 individuals or 89.9% of the adolescent population have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

As for the adult population, 22,714,044 individuals or 97% have completed the vaccination, while 23,044,061 individuals or 98.4% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

A total of 125,927 doses of the vaccine were administered on Friday, involving 4,417 as first dose, 6,721 as second dose and 114,789 doses as booster dose.

The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme has administered 53,960,016 doses of the vaccine to date.

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