26.8% of children population in Malaysia receive first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 952,411 individuals or 26.8 per cent of children, aged five to 11, in Malaysia have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Thursday (March 3).

According to the CovidNow website, a total of 14,884,826 individuals or 63.3 per cent of the adult population in the country have received a booster dose of Covid-19 and a total of 22,952,385 or 97.6 per cent have completed their vaccination while 23,232,115 or 98.8 per cent have received at least one dose of vaccine.