Covid-19: 28% of children in Malaysia are fully vaccinated

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 993,652 children aged between five and 11 years, or 28% of their population, have completed the vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme For Children (PICKids) as of Thursday (May 13).

According to the CovidNow website, a total of 1,596,416 children in the age group, or 45%, had received at least one dose of the vaccine.

For adolescents aged between 12 and 17, a total of 2,901,725of them, or 93.3% of their population, had completed the vaccination, while 2,999,490 individuals or 96.4% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

As for the adult population, a total of 16,057,632 individuals, or 68.2% of their population, had received the booster dose, while 22,970,424 individuals, or 97.6%, have completed two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and 23,245,673 individuals of 98.8% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

On Thursday, a total of 37,536 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine had been dispensed, with 16,994 as first dose, 16,459 as second dose and 4,083 in booster dose, bringing the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 70,551,572.

Meanwhile, according to the Health Ministry’s GitHub portal, a total of four deaths due to Covid-19 were recorded on Thursday, with two cases in Perak, and one each in Perlis and Selangor. - Bernama