Epidemiology

Mapping the states in Malaysia

I have written two blog posts about making map in R: Making maps with R (my first attempt ever!) My first interactive map with {leaflet} This post is sort of a continuation to the first blog post.

Making maps with R (my first attempt ever!)

As written in the title of the post, this is my first try ever in making a map with R. I found a great data on the distribution of the clinics in Malaysia.

Some COVID-19 plots for Southeast Asian countries

Recently, I found a GitHub repo containing a global COVID-19 dataset. I thought, why not try to do some plotting for Southeast Asian countries. So, I downloaded the data and limited the data to Southeast Asian countries only (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam).

How many Malaysian should be vaccinated to get herd immunity from COVID-19?

Recently I have read an article that the Malaysian government have made a deal with Pfizer for 6.4 million Malaysian to be vaccinated. So, I am wondering what is the minimal number of people should be vaccinated.