Almost 98% of adult population fully vaxxed

KUALA LUMPUR: The vaccination rate for the adult population in Malaysia is close to 100%, with a total of 22,878,955 individuals or 97.7% having completed their Covid-19 vaccination.

Based on the Health Ministry’s CovidNow portal, a total of 23,164,441 individuals or 98.9% received at least one dose of the vaccine.

For the adolescent population aged between 12 and 17, a total of 2,764,980 individuals or 87.8% completed the vaccination, while 2,855,467 or 90.7% received at least one dose of the vaccine.

A total of 216,668 doses of vaccine were administered on Friday, with 2,627 of them administered as the first dose, 3,383 as the second dose, and 210,658 as the booster dose.

This brings to a total of 59,033,667 doses, including 7,570,846 in booster doses, having been dispensed under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme as of Friday.

According to the ministry’s GitHub portal, 16 deaths were recorded on Friday, with two of them being brought-in dead (BID) cases. — Bernama