Over 33% of children in Malaysia receive first dose of Covid-19 vaccine


KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,180,323 children aged between five and 11 who make up 33.2% of the group have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids).

Based on the website, CovidNow, 2,838,292 individuals in the teenage population aged between 12 and 17 or 91.2% have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of Monday (March 15).

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