PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is ranked 10th in the world with 77% of its population fully vaccinated, according to the New York Times vaccination tracker, surpassing countries such as Japan, Australia, and South Korea.

       According to the tracker, the United Arab Emirates ranks first in the world with 89% of its population fully vaccinated as of Nov 8.

       This was followed by Portugal at 87%, Malta (85%), Singapore (82%), Chile (87%), Cambodia (80%), Spain (79%), Qatar (78%), and Iceland (77%) rounding up the top 10.

       ProtectHealth chief executive officer Datuk Dr Anas Alam Faizli congratulated Malaysia for being ranked 10th in the world.

       “According to The New York Times Coronavirus Vaccination Tracker by Country, today Malaysia is ranked 10th in the world for fully vaccinated percentage. Congratulations Malaysia!” he tweeted on Monday (Nov 8).

       According to the tracker, South Korea is ranked 16th, while Japan is at 19th.

       The United Kingdom, meanwhile, is placed at 26th while Australia is at 28th.

       The United States is at 55th place.

       Malaysia kicked off its national Covid-19 vaccination programme on Feb 24, with frontliners comprising healthcare professionals, and security personnel receiving the first shot.

       As of Nov 8, the CovidNow tracker shows that 50,402,399 Covid-19 vaccinations have been administered with 24,552,038 people having been fully vaccinated.

       According to The New York Times Coronavirus Vaccination Tracker by Country, today Malaysia is ranked 10th in the world for fully vaccinated percentage. Congratulations Malaysia! pic.twitter.com/XXwPjMqAfS

       — Anas Alam Faizli (@aafaizli) November 8, 2021