KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 22,774,778 individuals or 97.3% of the adult population in Malaysia have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as of yesterday.

       Based on the Health Ministry’s CovidNow portal, 98.7% of the adult population or 23,096,370 individuals have received at least one dose of vaccine.

       Meanwhile, 86.5% of the adolescent population (aged between 12 and 17) or 2,724,110 individuals have completed their vaccination, while 2,825,229 individuals or 89.7% have received at least one dose. A total of 67,376 doses of the vaccine were administered yesterday, with 63,889 of them given as a booster dose, 2,005 as second dose and 1,472 as first dose.

       This brings to a total of 54,891,289 doses of the vaccine, including 3,663,587 booster doses, having been administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. — Bernama