Covid-19: Over 300,000 children fully vaccinated

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 308,116 children aged between five to 11 years or 8.7% have completed their vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids), as of Friday (April 15).

According to information on the CovidNow website, a total of 1,390,105 children in the age group or 39.2% have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

For adolescents aged between 12 and 17, a total of 2,869,234 individuals (92.2%) have completed the vaccination while 2,971,696 or 95.5% have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Meanwhile, a total of 15,965,602 adults in the country or 67.9% have received the booster shot, while 22,960,229 (97.6 per cent) have completed their jabs and 23,236,925 or 98.8 per cent have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Yesterday, a total of 55,755 doses of a Covid-19 vaccine were administered of which 5,767 were booster shots, 38,467 (second dose) and 11,521 (first dose), bringing the cumulative number of vaccine doses dispensed under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) to 69,489,172.

Meanwhile, according to the Health Ministry’s GitHub portal, a total of 16 deaths were reported yesterday, with Perak recording the highest number of cases at five, followed by Pahang, Penang and Selangor with two cases each.

Johor, Perlis, Sabah, Sarawak and Kuala Lumpur recorded one case each. - Bernama