MALAYSIA is inching closer to fully vaccinating 70% of its population, as more than 22.76 million people have now completed their inoculation course. 

According to the CovidNow website, 69.7% of the general population in Malaysia are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.  

About 2.44 million people are partially vaccinated while 7.57 million remain unvaccinated. 

Malaysia is aiming to fully inoculate 80% of the population by December 6. 

As for the adult population, 93.8% or 21.96 million people have completed their Covid-19 vaccination while 784,399 are partially vaccinated.

Meanwhile, 25.6% or 806,330 adolescents have received two shots of the Covid-19 vaccine while 1.65 million or 52.6% have received one dose since the vaccination programme began on September 8. 

The Klang Valley led the vaccination tally with 84.9% of its general population fully vaccinated. 

Kelantan was at the bottom of the list with the lowest vaccination coverage, with only 52.4% of its population vaccinated.

The 134,180 doses of vaccine dispensed yesterday bring the total number of doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 47.83 million so far. 

Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob urged those who have yet to be vaccinated to do so, although the government has no plans of making Covid-19 vaccination mandatory. – October 18, 2021.