MALAYSIA could achieve its 90% Covid-19 adult vaccination milestone by Monday at the current rate at which jabs are given daily.

According to the Health Ministry’s CovidNow website, 89.1% of the adult population is fully inoculated against the coronavirus, with 196,647 vaccine shots administered yesterday under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP).

Of that number, 108,092 were first doses while 88,555 were second shots.

A total of 45,204,479 doses of vaccines have been administered under the NIP since the programme kickstarted on February 24 this year.

Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said interstate travel would be allowed when 90% of the adult population in the country is fully vaccinated.

Meanwhile, 68.5%, or about 2 million adolescents, have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while 4.7% or 147,938 are fully vaccinated.

The ministry’s CovidNow website tracker projected that 80% of adolescents would be fully vaccinated by November 2.

Children aged 12 to 17 received the Pfizer and Sinovac vaccines.

Taking the vaccination rate for the country’s total population, 74.4% of them have been partially vaccinated and 64.3% of them fully vaccinated.

The Klang Valley has the highest vaccination rate, with 82% of its general population and 111.9% of its adult population inoculated.

When an area records a vaccination rate of more than 100%, it means that the changes in the population size have yet to be accounted for by the Statistics Department since the last census was conducted. This also includes undocumented residents.

Sabah has the lowest vaccination rate. It is the only state to have vaccinated less than 70% of its adult population, at 63.7%. Only 45.5% of its general population have been inoculated. – October 8, 2021.