More than 900,000 children in Malaysia given Covid-19 vaccine


KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 904,368 children aged between five and 11 years, or 25.5 per cent of the child population, in Malaysia have been given the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Tuesday (March 1).

Based on the CovidNow website, a total of 14,736,569 individuals or 62.6 per cent of the adult population have received the Covid-19 booster dose and 22,950,422 or 97.5 per cent have completed the vaccination, while 23,230,349 individuals or 98.7 per cent have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

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