KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 831,523 children aged between five and 11 years in Malaysia, or 23.4% of their population, have completed their vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children as of yesterday.
Based on the CovidNow website, a total of 1,528,733 children in the same age group, or 43% of their population, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
For adolescents between the age of 12 and 17, a total of 2,893,112 individuals or 93% of their population have completed the vaccination, while 2,991,223 individuals or 96.2% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
Among the adult population, a total of 16,032,860 individuals or 68.1% have received the booster dose, while 22,966,843 individuals or 97.6% have received both doses of the vaccine and 23,243,191 (98.8%) have been jabbed at least once.
Yesterday, a total of 38,581 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine were dispensed, with 10,692 as first doses, 24,862 second doses and 3,027 booster doses, bringing the total number of vaccine doses administered under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme to 70,274,130 as of yesterday.
Meanwhile, according to the Health Ministry’s GitHub portal, six deaths due to Covid-19 were reported yesterday, with three of the cases reported in Selangor and one each in Perak, Sabah and Terengganu. – Bernama, April 30, 2022
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