Malaysia

PICKids: almost 1.3 mil children fully vaccinated

Nearly half of kids in country jabbed at least once, according to CovidNow

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 21 Jun 2022 10:06AM

PICKids: almost 1.3 mil children fully vaccinated
According to the CovidNow portal 49% of children aged five to 11 in the country have received at least one dose of the vaccine. – The Vibes file pic, June 21, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 1,299,348 children aged five to 11, or 36.6% of the child population in the country have been fully vaccinated under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids), as of yesterday.

According to the CovidNow portal, a total of 1,737,987 children, or 49% of the group received at least one dose of the vaccine.

For adolescents aged 12 to 17, a total of 2,911,081 individuals, or 93.6% of the group received two doses of vaccine, while 3,001,413 or 96.5% of them received at least one dose of the vaccine.

A total of 16,129,557 individuals or 68.6% of the adult population in the country have taken their booster dose, while 23,004,677 or 97.8% have completed two doses and 23,282,208 or 99% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

Yesterday, a total of 6,772 doses of Covid-19 vaccine were administered with 538 as first doses, 5,016 as second doses and 1,218 booster doses, bringing the cumulative number of vaccine doses dispensed under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) to 71,151,473.

Meanwhile, the Health Ministry’s GitHub portal reported a total of 2,093 new Covid-19 positive cases yesterday while one death each was recorded in Selangor, Penang and Kedah. – Bernama, June 21, 2022

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