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Total vaccine jabs so far top 55 million

These include 3,787,928 booster shots.

Bernama
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Health workers explain the vaccination process to recipients at the KPJ Tawakkal vaccination centre in Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur.
Health workers explain the vaccination process to recipients at the KPJ Tawakkal vaccination centre in Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur.

A total of 25,515,074 individuals or 97.3% of adults had completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday.

According to the CovidNow portal, 98.6% of adults or 23,102,672 individuals have received at least one dose of vaccine.

Meanwhile, 89.8% of the adolescent population or 2,826,872 individuals aged between 12 and 17 have received at least one dose of vaccine, while 89.8% or 2,726,239 individuals have completed their vaccination.

A total of 129,387 doses of vaccine were administered yesterday – 4,027 as first doses, 4,970 as second shots and 120,390 as booster jabs.

This brings the total number of vaccine jabs given under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 55,039,657, including 3,787,928 booster shots.