63.8% of adults boosted, 28.9% of children given first vaccine jab

A total of 15,017,166 adults or 63.8% had received a Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday.

According to the CovidNow website, a total of 22,927,624 or 97.4% have completed their vaccination while 23,204,433 or 98.6% have received at least one dose of vaccine.

A total of 1,026,732 or 28.9% of children aged five to 11 have received a first dose of vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids).

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

Yesterday, a total of 57,106 vaccine doses were dispensed, with 24,342 as first doses, 882 as second shots and 31,882 as booster jabs,

This brings the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 67,731,132.