89.7 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their COVID-19 vaccination

 

89.7 per cent of adult population fully vaccinated

10/10/2021 09:05 AM

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10  -- A total of  21,003,074 individuals or 89.7 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their COVID-19 vaccination as of yesterday, just 0.3 percentage points short of the targeted 90 per cent.

Based on the Ministry of Health data on the COVIDNOW portal, 94.7 per cent or 22,176,018   individuals of the adult population have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

A total of 83,443 doses of the vaccine were dispensed yesterday with 8,236 as first dose and 75,207 as second dose, bringing the total number of doses administered under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) to 43,067,793.

Meanwhile, 6.5 per cent or 204,536  of adolescents aged between 12 and 17 have completed their vaccination and 71.5 per cent or 2,248,867 teenagers have received at least one dose of the vaccine, 

On Sept 22, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said interstate travel would resume when 90 per cent of the adult population in Malaysia have been fully vaccinated.

-- BERNAMA