MOH recommends kids to be vaccinated before April 1

A file picture of an 11-year-old boy receiving his vaccination under the PICKids at the Shah Alam Ideal Convention Centre on Feb 4, 2022. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has recommended that unvaccinated children immediately get their jabs under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) before the country enters the transition to the endemic phase beginning April 1.

Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said this was to ensure that children aged five to 11 were protected from severe Covid-19 infection and complications.