20.7% of children fully jabbed, 42.2% given first dose

A total of 736,114 children or 20.7% of those aged five to 11 had completed their vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme For Children (PICKids) as of yesterday.

According to the CovidNow website, 1,497,935 children or 42.2% have received at least one dose of vaccine.

For teenagers aged 12 to 17, a total of 2,888,431 or 92.8% have completed their vaccination while 2,987,570 or 96% have received at least one dose.

As for the adult population, a total of 16,014,864 individuals or 68.1% have received a booster dose while 22,964,800 or 97.6% have completed both doses.

A total of 23,241,481 or 98.8% have received at least one dose of vaccine.

Yesterday, 38,691 doses were administered, comprising 26,489 second doses, 4,524 booster jabs and 7,678 first jabs.

This brings the cumulative number of doses given under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 70,118,091.