KUALA LUMPUR – Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin expressed his relief in a tweet after his son received his first Covid-19 vaccine shot, as he shared his feelings about the matter on his official Twitter account today.
“Alhamdulillah, my youngest son Raif has received his first shot at @wtcklofficial. I am so relieved for him to have protection from Covid-19. Register your child for #PICKids #LindungDiriLindungSemua,” he said.
Khairy also shared two photos of his son, one as he was receiving the vaccine and another at the photo booth of famous local animated characters Upin and Ipin.
Alhamdulillah selesai vaksinasi dos pertama untuk anak bongsu saya Raif di @wtcklofficial. Rasa lega beliau dapat perlindungan dari COVID-19. Daftar anak anda untuk #PICKids #LindungDiriLindungSemua pic.twitter.com/mDZTcpbQJH
— Khairy Jamaluddin ??? (@Khairykj) February 13, 2022
Based on CovidNow data, a total of 135,478 or 3.8% of children aged 5 to 11 in the country have received their first shot of the Covid-19 vaccine as of yesterday under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) that started on February 3.
The Health Ministry previously targeted 70% of eligible children to receive their first dose within the first two months and complete their vaccinations within six months under the implementation of PICKids. – Bernama, February 14, 2022
