Covid-19 Watch: 32.5% of children in Malaysia fully vaccinated

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KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,152,515 children aged between five and 11 years, or 32.5% of their population in the country, have completed the vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Friday (May 27).

According to information on the CovidNow website, a total of 1,701,913 children, or 48% of the population, have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

For adolescents aged between 12 and 17, a total of 2,912,165 individuals or 93.6% of their population have completed their Covid-19 vaccination, while 3,008,698 individuals or 96.7% have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. Meanwhile, for the adult population, 68.4%, or a total of 16,091,882 individuals, have received the booster dose, while 22,974,021 individuals or 97.6% have completed two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine and 23,250,491 individuals or 98.8% have received at least one dose of a vaccine.

Yesterday, a total of 18,886 doses of a vaccine were dispensed, with 8,536 doses as first dose, 8,774 doses as second dose and 1,576 doses as booster dose, bringing the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation programme to 70,877,636. The Health Ministry’s Github portal reported two deaths due to Covid-19 in the country yesterday, namely in Selangor. - Bernama

 

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