Over a million under-12s vaxxed

Jabbed for protection: Casey Ng Jia Yee, 9, getting her first Covid-19 vaccine dose at Axiata PPV Kuala Lumpur. — LOW LAY PHON/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,003,227 children aged five to 11, or 28.3% of the age group, have received their first dose of the vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids).

Based on the CovidNow website as well, 14,984,241 adults (or 63.7%) have received the booster dose, 22,927,098 (or 97.4%) are fully vaccinated, while 23,203,753 (or 98.6%) have received at least one jab.