JOHOR BARU: The percentage of Johoreans that have been vaccinated is higher than indicated by official statistics, says Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad.

       Hasni said that a number of vaccinated individuals yet to be included in official figures were those who had received the vaccine in Singapore.

       "There are a large number of Malaysians in Singapore who had previously registered for the vaccine under MySejahtera here but have later received it in the island republic.

       "Their data have yet to be updated into the MySejahtera system, contributing to a seemingly higher number of people unvaccinated," he said after handing over RM300,000 worth of medical equipment to hospitals in Johor at Permai Hospital here.

       He said that there were possibly between 100,000 to 150,000 Malaysians that were currently in Singapore.

       "An estimated 200,000 to 300,000 Malaysians used to travel frequently between Johor and Singapore before the closure of the border.

       "If we were to take half of the number, there are between 100,000 to 150,000 Malaysians that are currently still in Singapore, and this is a huge figure," he said.

       He noted that general practitioners who administered the vaccine were also in the process of updating their data into the Mysejahtera system.

       "They need more time to complete the data on the vaccine that they have administered.

       "These are some of the factors affecting the official statistics of vaccinated individuals in the state," he said.

       Based on the Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply statistics, about 87.3% of the adult population in Johor have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, while 56.9% are fully vaccinated as of Wednesday (Sept 8).