MORE than 25.5 million people, or 97.4% of the adult population in the country, have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday.

Based on the Health Ministry’s CovidNow portal, 86.7% of the adolescent population or more than 2.7 million individuals have completed their vaccination while 89.9% or more than 2.8 million in the group have received at least one dose of a vaccine.

A total of 168,716 vaccine doses were dispensed yesterday, with 4,246 as first dose, 5,125 as second dose and 159,345 as booster shots.

This brings the number of vaccine doses administered to more than 55.3 million under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. – Bernama, December 16, 2021.