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Dr Adham: More Than 31% Of People In Malaysia Have Received Both Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine

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As of Friday, 13 August, a total of 31.1% of Malaysia’s population or 10,144,199 people have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine

Earlier this morning, 14 August, Health Minister Dr Adham Baba shared an infographic on his official Twitter handle, where he said that 16,707,566 people had received the first dose as of yesterday.

Jumlah pemberian vaksin COVID-19 sehingga 13 Ogos 2021 ialah 26,851,765 dos.462,860 dos pada 13 Ogos.Dos 1 : 162,182Dos 2 : 300,678Jumlah terima dos pertama ialah 16,707,566 orang. Daripada jumlah itu, 10,144,199 orang telah terima dos kedua.#LindungDiriLindungSemua pic.twitter.com/nekiE2hZtY

— Dr Adham Baba (@DrAdhamBaba) August 14, 2021

Cumulatively, 26,851,765 doses have been administered as of yesterday

In terms of percentage, 71.4% of the adult population has received the first dose and 43.3% have completed the second dose, a Bernama report said.

On the daily vaccination rate, Dr Adham said 462,860 doses were administered on Friday, with 162,182 being the first dose and 300,678 as the second dose.

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Meanwhile, the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) will start vaccinating adolescents aged 12 to 17 years from September:

The Ministry Of Health (MOH) has also urged pregnant women to get vaccinated for COVID-19 as maternal deaths related to the virus see a rise: