Covid-19: Govt targeting to fully vaccinate 80% of teens aged 12-17 before schools open next year


PETALING JAYA: The government aims to fully vaccinate 80% of teenagers aged between 12 and 17 before next year’s school sessions open.

The Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force-Adolescent (CITF-A) said they estimated 60% of these teenagers would get at least one dose of the vaccine by November this year.

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