Malaysia

Covid-19: 868,859 Malaysian children fully vaxxed

Health Ministry reports three deaths due to virus yesterday

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 02 May 2022 10:31AM

Covid-19: 868,859 Malaysian children fully vaxxed
The Health Ministry’s CovidNow website reports that a total of 1,536,766 children or 43.3% of the group have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. – The Vibes file pic, May 2, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 868,859 children aged five to 11 years or 24.5% of the child population in the country have been fully vaccinated under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children as of yesterday.

According to the CovidNow website, 1,536,766 children or 43.3% of the group have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

For adolescents aged 12 to 17, a total of 2,894,533 individuals or 93% have completed their vaccination, while 2,992,178 or 96.1% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

As for the adult population, 16,035,520 individuals or 68.2% of the group have received the booster dose, 22,967,185 or 97.6% have completed the second dose, and 23,243,448 or 98.8% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

A total of 12,380 doses of vaccine were administered yesterday, with 1,847 as the first dose, 10,015 as the second dose and 518 as booster dose, bringing the cumulative number of vaccine doses dispensed under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 70,325,128.

Meanwhile, the Health Ministry’s GitHub portal reported that three deaths due to Covid-19 were recorded yesterday, with Selangor registering two cases and Perak recording one case. – Bernama, May 2, 2022

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