Malaysia’s daily vaccination doses fall to 469,690 on Aug 21
Cumulatively, 30.84 million Covid-19 vaccine doses had been administered across the nation thus far.
Cumulatively, 30.84 million Covid-19 vaccine doses had been administered across the nation thus far.
This is the second day the country saw a declining trend in new infections.
Selangor accounted for 77 of the fatalities, followed by Sabah (27), Kedah (23),Penang (20), Kuala Lumpur (18), Melaka (18), Johor (14), Negeri Sembilan (11), Perak (7), Pahang (5), Sarawak (2) and Putrajaya (1).
Klang Member of Parliament Charles Santiago voiced opposition to the National Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force's (CITF) decision to close five vaccination administration centres (PPVs) in Klang
MMA said the association is puzzled as to why the CITF recently decided to stop vaccination appointments at 741 private GP clinics, several private hospitals and ambulatory care centres in Selangor
In terms of the adult population, the percentage of fully vaccinated adults in the country stood at 53%
Based on the government's target of having 80% of the population fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to achieve herd immunity, the country will need to have about 26 million people completing their two-dose vaccination.
The study, entitled "Perception towards Covid-19 vaccine" also revealed that 24% of the lower educated group and 21% of male respondents are also unsure or have no intention to protect themselves against Covid-19 via vaccination
A total of 3.44 million adults or 40.8% of the total population of the Klang Valley had received their two-dose vaccination as of yesterday
A total of 3.17 million adults or 37.7% of the total population in the Klang Valley had received their two-dose vaccination as of yesterday.