Covid-19: Some 34.9% of M'sia's five to 11-year-olds have received at least on dose of a vaccine

A file picture of popular cartoon mascots entertaining a child as he receives his Covid-19 vaccination under the PICKids programme in Seremban's Mawar Medical Centre recently. - Photo: Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,239,194 children aged five to 11 years old, or 34.9% of the cohort in the country, have received their first dose of a two-dose Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Saturday (March 19).

As for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old, the Health Ministry's CovidNow portal reported that 2,842,480 individuals, or 91.4% of the those eligible, have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 while 2,941,159, or 94.6%, have received at least one dose of a two-dose vaccine.