Nearly 65% of adults have been boosted

A welcome distraction: Children waiting to get their vaccination receive balloons to help calm their nerves at a PPC in Kuala Lumpur. — RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 15,259,493 adults or 64.9% of the population have received a Covid-19 booster dose.

Based on the CovidNow website, a total of 22,934,341 individuals or 97.5% of the population have also completed their vaccination and 23,210,853 or 98.7% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

For children aged between five and 11, a total of 1,144,379 or 32.2% the population have received the first dose under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids), Bernama reported.

As for adolescents aged between 12 and 17, a total of 2,836,325 of them or 91.2% of the population have completed their vaccination, while 2,936,489 or 94.4% have received at least one dose.

On Saturday, a total of 46,688 doses of the vaccine were dispensed. This includes 25,471 first doses, 1,047 second doses and 20,170 booster doses, bringing the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 68,113,082.