Covid-19 Watch: Sarawak aims to get 70% of eligible children jabbed under PICKids by April


KUCHING: Sarawak aims to administer the first dose of Pfizer vaccine to 70% of children aged five to 11 within two months, following the launch of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids).

Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said 272,500 children or 9.6% of the state's population were eligible for vaccination under PICKids.

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