Over 25 million Covid jabs administered as of yesterday, says health minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 ― A total of 25,863,563 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been dispensed through the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme as of yesterday.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba, through an infographic on his Twitter, said, 16,347,422 doses were administered to the first dose recipients and 9,516,141 doses as second dose. “According to percentage, 50.1 per cent of the country’s population have received the first dose, while 29.1 per cent have completed both doses of the Covid-19 vaccination,” he said.
This meant that until yesterday, 69.8 per cent of the adult population in the country have received the first dose of the vaccine, while 40.7 per cent have completed both doses.497,352 dos pada 11 Ogos.
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