Covid-19: Over 705,000 children fully vaccinated

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 705,864 children aged five to 11 years, or 19.9% of the population in that age bracket, have been fully vaccinated under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Sunday (April 24).

According to the CovidNow website, a total of 1,488,811 children in that age group, or 42%, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

For adolescents aged 12 to 17, a total of 2,886,817 or 92.8% in that group have completed their vaccination, while 2,986,324 or 96% have received at least one dose of vaccine.

Meanwhile, a total of 16,009,979 people or 68% of the adult population have received the booster shot, while 22,964,189 or 97.6% have completed their vaccination and 23,241,082 or 98.8% have received at least one dose.

A total of 52,712 doses of vaccine were dispensed on Sunday, comprising 11,918 first doses, 11,918 second doses and 2,820 boosters, bringing the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) to 70,070,020.

Meanwhile, according to the Health Ministry’s GitHub portal, eight deaths due to Covid-19 were reported in the country Sunday, with Selangor recording two cases, followed by Johor, Melaka, Pahang, Sarawak, Terengganu and Kuala Lumpur with one each. – Bernama