KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 873,409, or 24.6%, of children aged five to 11 in Malaysia have been fully vaccinated under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children.

       According to the CovidNow website, 1,537,190 (or 43.3%) of this group have received at least one dose of the vaccine as at Wednesday.

       For teenagers aged 12 to 17, a total of 2,894,915 individuals (or 93%) have completed their vaccination, while 2,992,659 (or 96.1%) have received at least one jab.

       Among the adult population, 16,036,713 individuals (or 68.2% )have received the booster dose; 22,967,350 (or 97.6%) have completed the second dose; and 23,243,555 (or 98.8%) have received at least one dose.

       A total of 2,151 vaccine doses were administered as at Wednesday – 438 as a booster dose, 1,337 as second dose and 376 as first dose – bringing the cumulative number of vaccine doses dispensed under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 70,332,430.

       According to the Health Ministry’s GitHub portal, three deaths were reported on Wednesday, with Selangor registering two cases and Perak one case. – Bernama