Over 10% of children receive first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 383,165 individuals or 10.8% of children aged five to 11 years in Malaysia have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine through the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Friday (Feb 18).

Based on data via the CovidNow website, a total of 13,844,963 or 58.8% of the adult population in the country have received a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine, a total of 22,943,301 or 97.5% have completed vaccination, while 23,220,003 or 98.7% have received at least one dose.