24.5% of kids aged below 11 have been fully vaccinated

24.5% of kids aged below 11 have been fully vaccinated

More than 43% have received one dose of the vaccine.

Nearly 93% of adolescents aged 12 to 17 have completed their vaccination.
KUALA LUMPUR:
A total of 868,859 children aged five to 11, or 24.5% of the child population in the country, have been fully vaccinated under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday.

According to the Covidnow website, 1,536,766 children, or 43.3% of the group, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

For adolescents aged 12 to 17, a total of 2,894,533 individuals, or 93%, have completed their vaccination, while 2,992,178, or 96.1%, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

As for the adult population, 16,035,520 people, or 68.2% of the group, have received the booster dose, 22,967,185 (97.6%) have completed the second dose, and 23,243,448 (98.8%) have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

A total of 12,380 doses of vaccines were administered yesterday, with 1,847 as the first dose, 10,015 as the second dose and 518 as a booster dose, bringing the cumulative number of vaccine doses dispensed under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) to 70,325,128.

Meanwhile, the health ministry’s GitHub portal reported that three deaths due to Covid-19 were recorded yesterday, with Selangor registering two cases and Perak recording one case.

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