Covid-19: Nearly 25% of five to 11-year-olds in Malaysia fully vaccinated

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 881,602, or 24.8%, of children aged five to 11 years old in Malaysia have been fully vaccinated under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Thursday (May 5).

According to the Health Ministry's CovidNow portal, 1,538,685 individuals, or 43.3% of the group, have received at least one dose of a two-dose Covid-19 vaccine.

For teenagers aged 12 to 17 years old, a total of 2,895,394 individuals, or 93.1%, have completed their vaccinations, while 2,993,097, or 96.2%, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

Meanwhile, among the adult population, 16,038,512 individuals or 68.2% have received booster doses while 22,967,541, or 97.6%, have completed the second dose and 23,243,696, or 98.8%, have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

A total of 11,121 vaccine doses were administered on Thursday, with 1,959 as the first jabs, 7,539 as second doses and 1,623 for the booster shots, bringing the cumulative number of vaccine doses dispensed under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 70,345,153.

In addition, the Health Ministry’s GitHub portal reported that two Covid-19 deaths were recorded on Thursday, with one case each in Negri Sembilan and Perak. - Bernama