Covid-19: Get your kids vaccinated immediately, KJ urges parents as infections among children rise


KUALA LUMPUR: Parents have been urged to put aside their “wait and see” approach with their children’s vaccination and get them immunised without delay as the number of Covid-19 hospital admissions rises.

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said to date, only 30% of children aged five to 11 have been vaccinated under the national immunisation programme for kids (PICKids).

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