Selangor Journal
A healthcare worker prepares a Covid-19 vaccine using a Low Dead Volume syringe during the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme at Dewan Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) vaccination centre, Labuan, on May 22, 2021. — Picture by BERNAMA

More than 14 mln of adult population complete vaccination — JKJAV

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 — A total of 14,648,590 individuals or 62.6 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their 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 19,389,392 individuals, or 82.8 per cent, have received the first dose, bringing to a total of 34,027,548 doses of the vaccine having been administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) until yesterday.

According to JKJAV, 59.4 per cent of the country’s population had received at least the first dose of the vaccine, while 44.9 per cent having completed both doses.

On the daily vaccination, the number of doses dispensed yesterday was 302,804 doses, with 142,186 doses as first dose and 160,618 doses to the second dose recipients.

PICK was launched last February 24 to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country.

— Bernama

Top Picks

Perak floods: Evacuees drops to 341

Immigration Dept busts human trafficking ring

Queen pays last respects to two slain policemen