Over 8% of children population in Malaysia given first dose of Covid-19 vaccine


KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 289,912 children or 8.2 per cent of the child population aged between five and 11 years in Malaysia have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Wednesday (Feb 16).

Based on the CovidNow website, a total of 13,607,475 individuals or 57.8 per cent of the adult population in the country have received the booster dose, while 22,940,521 individuals or 97.5 per cent have completed the vaccination and 98.7 per cent or 23,217,374 individuals have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

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