Covid-19: MOH targets to have 50% of children vaccinated before start of school session, says KJ


SEREMBAN: The Health Ministry is targeting to have 50% of children in Malaysia aged five to 11 vaccinated against Covid-19 before the school session begins next week, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

The Health Minister urged parents to immediately bring their children to get their vaccine shot through the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) in order to protect them from the adverse effects should they be infected with the virus.

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