KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 22,846,708 people or 97.6% of the adult population have completed their Covid-19 vaccination.

       Based on the Health Ministry’s CovidNow website, 23,142,519 people or 98.9% of the group have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

       As for the adolescent population aged between 12 and 17, a total of 2,749,975 or 87.4% have completed their vaccination, while 2,843,040 or 90.4% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

       A total of 153,228 doses of the vaccine were dispensed on Tuesday, of which 145,179 were booster doses, 4,653 were the second dose and 3,396 as the first dose.

       This brings the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 57,112,144, including 5,727,151 booster doses. — Bernama