Covid-19 Vaccine Update – Malaysia
A total of 732,305 individuals have completed two doses of vaccine jabs under the Malaysia’s National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP), according to Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.
They were among 1,182,133 individuals who have received the first dose, taking the total number of doses administered in the country so far to 1,914,438. Also, as to date, 41.6 per cent or 10,081,015 individuals have signed up for the Immunisation Programme, with the state of Selangor recording the highest number of registrations at 2,592,738.
The first phase of the immunisation programme, from February to April 2021, involved about 500,000 front liners, mainly healthcare workers. The second phase, from April to August this year will involve 9.4 million senior citizens aged 65 and above, as well as vulnerable groups with morbidity problems and persons with disabilities.
The third phase, scheduled till February 2022, is for individuals aged 18 and above, targeting almost 14 million people
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