Selangor Journal
People are seen queuing up to receive their Covid-19 jab at the Shah Alam Ideal Convention Centre (IDCC) vaccination centre, Shah Alam, on August 7, 2021. — Picture by AHMAD ZAKKI JILAN/SELANGORKINI

Over 55 pct of Malaysia’s adult population fully vaccinated — JKJAV

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — Some 55.6 per cent of the country’s adult population, or 13,022,246 individuals, have completed both doses of the Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday, according to the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV).

An infographic shared on the committee’s official Twitter also showed that 18,258,947 individuals had received the first dose of the vaccine, making the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) to 31,281,193 doses.

On the daily vaccination, 441,100 doses of the vaccine were dispensed yesterday, with 303,545 being the first dose.

PICK was launched on February 24 to provide vaccinations to curb the Covid-19 pandemic nationwide.

— Bernama

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