A health worker administers a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre in Kuala Lumpur May 31, 2021. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 ― A total of 1,114,684 individuals in Malaysia have completed the two-dose Covid-19 vaccination as of June 1, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.
In his tweet today, Dr Adham said 2,098,189 individuals had received the first dose, bringing the number of doses administered to 3,212,873 as of yesterday.
He said the five states with the highest number of two-dose vaccinations are Selangor with 145,539 doses, followed by Sarawak (111,322), Perak (105,298), Kuala Lumpur (101,221) and Johor (97,974).
As of yesterday, 51.90 per cent or 12,584,422 individuals have registered for the vaccination with Selangor leading the sign-up for jabs at 3,337,532 people.
The first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, from February to April this year, involved 500,000 frontliners including healthcare personnel.
The second phase from April to August will cover 9.4 million people comprising senior citizens, vulnerable groups and persons with disabilities, while phase three from May this year to February next year will involve those aged 18 and above, both citizens and non-citizens, totalling some 13.7 million. ― Bernama