Covid-19: Deadline for five to 11-year-olds to get first vaccine jab extended to May 31


KUALA LUMPUR: The deadline for the first dose of a two-dose Covid-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11-years-old through the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids), which was scheduled to end on May 15, has been extended until May 31.

Deputy Health Minister I Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said the matter was decided at the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force for Children (CITF-C) meeting on May 10, taking into account the Hari Raya and Labour Day holidays and the closure of the vaccination centres.

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