62.5% of students have received a first dose


A safe start: Teenagers aged 16 to 18 receiving their first dose of the vaccine at Chung Hua Klang High School in Klang yesterday. — KK SHAM/The Star

AMPANG: The country’s vaccination rate for adolescents is showing encouraging figures, with a total of 62.5% having received their first dose.

Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon said the country has 2,535,165 students aged 12 to 17.

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