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33% of children fully jabbed, 48.4% given first vaccine dose

Some 93.6% of teenagers have completed their vaccination.

Bernama
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A young boy holds a lollipop in one hand as a nurse administers a dose of Covid-19 vaccine for children while his mother and brother watch, at the Dewan Komuniti Taman Bukit Mewah vaccination centre in Kajang.
A young boy holds a lollipop in one hand as a nurse administers a dose of Covid-19 vaccine for children while his mother and brother watch, at the Dewan Komuniti Taman Bukit Mewah vaccination centre in Kajang.

A total of 1,171,888 children or 33% 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, a total of 1,720,411 children or 48.4% have received at least one dose of vaccine.

For adolescents aged 12 to 17, a total of 2,913,596 or 93.6% have completed their vaccination while 3,010,184 or 96.7% have received at least one dose.

In terms of the adult population, a total of 16,096,363 individuals or 68.4% have received a booster dose while 22,974,497 or 97.6% have completed two doses of vaccine.

A total of 23,251,151 individuals or 98.8% have received at least one dose of vaccine.

Yesterday, 10,803 vaccine doses were administered, with 5,322 as first doses, 3,491 as second shots and 1,990 as booster jabs,

This brings the cumulative number of vaccine doses given under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) to 70,923,930.