Over 15 mil M’sian adults have received Covid-19 booster shots

KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 15,017,166 adults or 63.8% of their population in the country have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday.

Based on the CovidNow website, a total of 22,927,624 or 97.4% of the country’s adult population have completed the vaccination, while 23,204,433 or 98.6% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

For children aged 5 to 11 years, a total of 1,026,732 of them or 28.9% of their population have received the first dose of the vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children as of yesterday.

As for adolescents aged between 12 and 17, a total of 2,831,197 individuals or 91% of the population have completed the vaccination, while 2,931,709 or 94.2% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

Yesterday, 57,106 doses of the vaccine were dispensed, with 24,342 as first doses, 882 as second doses, and 31,882 as booster doses, bringing the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 67,731,132. – Bernama, March 7, 2022