People wait in line to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 31, 2021. (Photo: AFP/VNA) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysia is ranked 10th among countries with the highest percentage of population fully vaccinatedagainst COVID-19 globally, according the New York Times' CodeBlue vaccinationtracker.
Reports on health policy and management issues worldwide conducted by CodeBlueshow that 77 percent of Malaysia’s total population had fullyinoculated, and about 80 percent of its total population had been vaccinatedwith at least one dose as of November 8.
A total of 492,054 booster doses have been administered nationwide to date.
Malaysia also ranks 33rd of only 44 countriesthat have inoculated booster COVID-19 vaccine doses, with 1.5 percent ofMalaysia’s population receiving boosters or extra shots.
Nine countries with the highest percentage offull COVID-19 vaccination are the UnitedArab Emirates (UAE) (89 percent), Portugal (87percent), Malta (85 percent), Singapore (82 percent), Chile (81 percent),Cambodia (80 percent), Spain (79 percent), Qatar (78 percent), and Iceland (77percent).
The New York Times stressedthat although 52.2 percent of the global population have receivedat least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, vaccination rates show stark gaps betweencountries./.
