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4.6% of children fully jabbed, 38.5% given first dose

Meanwhile, 67.7% of adults have received a booster shot.

Bernama
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A health worker shows a syringe of Covid-19 vaccine to a woman before administering it to her child at the Dewan Komuniti Taman Bukit Mewah vaccination centre in Kajang.
A health worker shows a syringe of Covid-19 vaccine to a woman before administering it to her child at the Dewan Komuniti Taman Bukit Mewah vaccination centre in Kajang.

A total of 164,375 children or 4.6% of those aged five to 11 had completed their Covid-19 vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday.

According to the CovidNow website, a total of 1,368,326 children or 38.5% have received at least one dose of vaccine.

For adolescents aged 12 to 17, a total of 2,862,105 individuals or 92% have completed the vaccination while 2,963,947 or 95.3% have received at least one dose of vaccine.

As for the adult population, a total of 15,933,049 individuals or 67.7% have received a booster dose while 22,957,974 or 97.6% have completed two doses of vaccine.

Meanwhile, 23,235,033 or 98.8% have received at least one dose.

A total of 46,823 vaccine doses were given yesterday, with 32,183 as second doses, 10,180 as booster shots and 4,460 as first jabs.

This brings the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) to 69,272,251.