KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 1,119,411 or 31.5% of children aged five to 11 in the country have been fully vaccinated under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday.
According to the CovidNow website,1,676,457 or 47.2% of the group have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
For adolescents aged 12 to 17, 2,909,585 or 93.5% are fully vaccinated, while 3,006,147 or 96.6% of the same group have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
Meanwhile, a total of 16,080,331 or 68.3% of adults in the country have received the booster dose, 22,972,728 or 97.6 % have completed two doses and 23,248,752 or 98.8% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
13,706 daily doses were dispensed yesterday, comprising 1,264 booster shots, 7,377 second doses, and 5,065 first doses, bringing the cumulative number of vaccine administration under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) to 70,799,796.
Meanwhile, the Health Ministry’s Github portal reported two deaths due to Covid-19 in the country yesterday with one each recorded in Selangor and Kedah. – Bernama, May 23, 2022
