Over 79,000 children in Malaysia given Covid-19 vaccine as of Feb 10

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A total of 79,393 children aged between five and 11, or 2.2% in the country, have received the first dose of the vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Thursday (Feb 10).

Under PICKids, which was launched on Feb 3, recipients will receive the second dose within eight weeks.