Third vaccine dose to be available for certain kids, adolescents


PETALING JAYA: A third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine for moderately or severely immunocompromised children and adolescents between the ages of five and 17 will be offered, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

For adults, a second booster dose will be offered to high-risk individuals aged between 18 to 59 and frontline health workers.

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