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Vital Signs

Children get multiple benefits with even a single Covid-19 vaccine

By Datuk Dr AMAR SINGH, Prof Dr MOHD ZAMRIN DIMON and Dr KHOR SWEE KHENG
More than one-quarter of Malaysian children aged five to 11 have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to date. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

Malaysia's National Covid Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) started for children aged five to 11 years old on Feb 2 (2022).

About six weeks later, 34% of all children in this age group have already received one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

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