Covid-19: Nearly 60,000 five to 11-year-olds fully vaccinated so far

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 58,780 children aged between five and 11 years old in Malaysia have completed their Covid-19 vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Thursday (April 7).

Based on the Health Ministry's CovidNow website, a total of 1,354,514 children in the same age group, or 38.2% of the total, have received at least one dose of a two-dose Covid-19 vaccine.

For adolescents aged between 12 and 17 years old, 2,856,360 individuals, or 91.8% of the cohort, have completed their vaccination and 2,956,063, or 95%, have received their first dose of the vaccine.

As for the adult population in Malaysia, 15,899,713 individuals, or 67.6% of the eligible population, have received the booster dose, while 22,955,772, or 97.6%, have completed both doses of the vaccine and 23,232,836, or 98.8%, have received at least one dose of a two-dose Covid-19 vaccine.

A total of 29,734 doses of Covid-19 vaccines were dispensed on Thursday, which comprised 15,374 as second doses, 10,639 as booster jabs and 3,721 as first shots, bringing the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) to 69,101,615.

Meanwhile, according to the Health Ministry's GitHub data repository, 36 deaths due to Covid-19 were reported in the country on Thursday, with Selangor recording the highest number at nine, followed by Sarawak and Perak at five cases each, then Penang and Johor at four cases each.

Putrajaya and Terengganu recorded two cases each, while Kuala Lumpur, Sabah, Pahang, Melaka and Negeri Sembilan with one case each. - Bernama