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Penang concerned over low child vaccination rate for Covid

Only 37.7% of children in the state had been fully vaccinated as of May 8.

Bernama
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A young girl receives her first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at the Dewan Komuniti Taman Bukit Mewah vaccination centre in Kajang.
A young girl receives her first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at the Dewan Komuniti Taman Bukit Mewah vaccination centre in Kajang.

The Penang government is concerned about the slow progress of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) in the state where only 49.5% of children aged five to 11 years had received a first dose and 37.7% a second dose as of May 8.

Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow urged parents to bring their children for the Covid-19 vaccine injection immediately.

He said the statistics were shared by the State Health Department through the State Special Security Committee on Covid-19 Management at a meeting today.

“JKNPP also informed that children infected with Covid-19 are at risk of developing multi system inflammatory syndrome which is very dangerous and can lead to death,” he said in a statement.

He said parents should make the right decision by bringing their children to get vaccinated before May 15, the deadline for free jabs set by the health ministry.