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24.6% of children fully jabbed, 43.3% given first dose

Some 93% of teenagers have completed their vaccination.

Bernama
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Children wait with their parents and guardians to receive a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at the Dewan Komuniti Taman Bukit Mewah vaccination centre in Kajang.
Children wait with their parents and guardians to receive a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at the Dewan Komuniti Taman Bukit Mewah vaccination centre in Kajang.

A total of 873,409 children or 24.6% of those aged five to 11 had been fully vaccinated under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday.

According to the CovidNow website, 1,537,190 or 43.3% have received at least one dose of vaccine.

For teenagers aged 12 to 17, a total of 2,894,915 or 93% have completed their vaccination while 2,992,659 or 96.1% have received at least one jab.

In terms of the adult population, 16,036,713 or 68.2% have received a booster dose while 22,967,350 or 97.6% have completed their second dose.

A total of 23,243,555 or 98.8% have received at least one dose.

A total of 2,151 vaccine doses were administered yesterday, comprising 438 booster doses, 1,337 second shots and 376 first jabs.

This brings the cumulative number of vaccine doses dispensed under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) to 70,332,430.