“Alhamdulillah, my youngest son Raif has received his first shot at @wtcklofficial. I am so relieved for him to have protection from Covid-19. Register your child for #PICKids #LindungDiriLindungSemua,” he said on his official Twitter account.

Khairy shared two photos of his Raif, one as he was receiving the vaccine and another at the “photo booth” featuring animation characters Upin and Ipin.

Based on CovidNow data, a total of 135,478 or 3.8% of children aged five to 11 have received their first shot of the Covid-19 vaccine as of Feb 12 under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) that started on Feb 3.

The health ministry previously targeted 70% of eligible children to receive their first dose within the first two months and complete their vaccinations within six months under the PICKids programme.

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