Covid-19: Nearly 98,000 children in Malaysia have received first dose of vaccine


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 12 Feb 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 97,975 children aged five to 11 years, or 2.7% of the group in Malaysia, have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as of Friday (Feb 12).

They were given the vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids), which was launched on Feb 3, and will receive their second dose within eight weeks.

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