Covid-19: More than 1.4 million five to 11-year-olds have received first dose of vaccine

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,420,019 children aged five to 11 years old, or 39.9% of the child population in the country, have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids), as of Monday (April 18).

According to the Health Ministry's CovidNow portal, a total of 452,633 children, or 12.7% of the group, have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

For adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old, a total of 2,875,587 individuals, or 92.4% of the group, have been fully vaccinated, while 2,976,803, or 95.7%, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

As for adult population, a total of 15,980,555 individuals, or 67.9% of the population, have received a booster dose, while 22,961,507, or 97.6%, have been fully vaccinated and 23,238,533, or 98.8%, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

On Monday, a total of 55,642 Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered, with 40,397 as second doses, 6,247 as booster shots and 8,998 as first jabs, bringing the cumulative total number of vaccine doses dispensed under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 69,692,713.

Meanwhile, according to the Health Ministry's GitHub data repository, a total of 16 deaths due to Covid-19 were reported on Monday, with Selangor recording the most at five cases, followed by Johor with three cases.

Kedah, Penang and Terengganu recorded two cases each, while Perak and Sarawak recorded one case each. - Bernama