80% of 12-17 age group to be fully vaccinated by November 14, says MOH

Updated 2 years ago · Published on 24 Sep 2021 11:53AM · 0 Comments

Malaysia joins the ranks of countries that have begun vaccinating the young against Covid-19. – AFP, September 24, 2021.

MALAYSIA aims to fully inoculate 80% of its adolescent population against Covid-19 by November 14, the Health Ministry said on the CovidNow website.

A new tracker for 12- to 17-year-olds on the website shows that as of yesterday, just 0.8% or 23,703 of people in the age group are fully vaccinated.

It showed 579,204, or 68.4% of youngsters of that age group are partially vaccinated, leaving 2.54 million of them unvaccinated. 

To reach the 80% target, 2.59 million of them will have to be fully vaccinated.

The inoculation programme for the group began on September 8.

As of yesterday, 81.8% of adults are fully vaccinated. Among the general population, 58.7% are fully dosed while 68.8% have had one dose. – September 24, 2021.

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