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More than 50% of Malaysians to be fully vaccinated by Aug 31

Aug 26, 2021

Malaysia will have more than half of its population fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by National Day.

The Health Ministry says efforts to boost the immunisation rate are currently underwayr to stop new infections and reduce hospital admissions.

41.6% individuals nationwide have already received two doses of the vaccine.

Malaysia reported 265 deaths from Covid-19 yesterday, with 69 cases classified as brought in dead.

Daily cases went up for a second consecutive day, after 22,642 infections were confirmed.

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26% of the 3,224 Covid-19 cases recorded in Sabah yesterday comprised teenagers and children aged 17 and below.

State officials say all the 866 of them are still not eligible to receive the vaccine.