Covid-19: Khairy says hospital admissions for five to 11-year-olds on the rise, urges parents to register them for PICKids


PETALING JAYA: More than one million children aged from five to 11 years old have been registered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as it enters its third week, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

However, the Health Minister pointed out, in a series of tweets Monday (Feb 21) said this only represented 28% of the total number of five to 11-year-olds in the country.

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