870,000 aged 5 to 11 fully vaccinated

870,000 aged 5 to 11 fully vaccinated

This is 24.6% of children in the age group.

The government says 93% of those aged 12 to 17 have also received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.
KUALA LUMPUR:
A total of 872,058 or 24.6% of children aged five to 11 have been fully vaccinated under the national immunisation programme for children (PICKids) as of yesterday.

According to the CovidNow website, a total of 1,537,013 or 43.3% of the age group, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

For adolescents aged 12 to 17, a total of 2,894,793 or 93% have been fully vaccinated, while 2,992,466 or 96.1% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

As for the adult population, a total of 16,036,202 or 68.2% have received the booster dose while 22,967,290 or 97.6% have completed two doses, and 23,243,513 or 98.8% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

Meanwhile, according to the health ministry’s GitHub portal, nine deaths due to Covid-19 were reported yesterday, with two cases each in Kedah and Perak, and one case each in Johor, Pahang, Penang, Sarawak, and Selangor.

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