KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will be able to complete its Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme (NIP) within the next five months to cover 75 per cent of the population.
The Science, Technology, & Innovation (MOSTI) Minister's advisor Dimishtra Steven Sittampalam, in a tweet today, said estimates earlier in the year predicted that Malaysia will complete its Covid-19 vaccination exercise after 4.9 years.
Based on data from Bloomberg's Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker, he said the latest estimate is indicative of the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee's (JKJAV) efforts to ramp up the country's vaccination rate over the last few weeks.
"Estimates earlier in the year put us at 4.9 years to finish the vaccination programme.
"Now, estimates put us at 5 months, 3 months ahead of the United States," he tweeted.
According to Bloomberg's Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker, Malaysia's latest vaccination rate is 278,954 doses per day, on average.
Meanwhile, the latest vaccination rate in the US stood at 599,070 doses per day, on average.
The tracker estimated that the US will take another eight months to cover 75 per cent of the population.
Earlier today, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said NIP recorded the highest daily vaccination rate yesterday with a total 376,909 doses administered nationwide.
He said, the country's daily vaccination rate has hit above 300,000 doses for three consecutive days, starting from 313,761 on Monday, followed by 340,043 (Tuesday) and 375,842 doses (Wednesday).
https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2021/07/706824/75-cent-malaysians-be-inoculated-next-5-months
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Not GOOD Enough!!!! Late By 45 Days to Start MASS vaccination !!!Now the Delta Variant HAS become the Dominant Covid Virus. Delta Variant is MORE CONTAGIOUS and MORE DEATHLY. In SHORT ..... More Cases and More Death !!!! STOP PATTING yourselves BEHIND your BACK ! You (GOVN) HAVE FAILED to Manage The Covid Situation PROPERLY !!
2021-07-10 14:14