AS MANY as 1,058,626 or 29.8% of Malaysian children from the age of five to 11 have completed their vaccination under the COVID-19 National Immunisation Programme (PICK) for Children as of yesterday.
According to the CovidNow website, up to 1,644,027 children or 46.3% of the age group have received at least one dose of the inoculation.
For teenagers aged 12 to 17, 2,904,772, or 93.4% have completed their jabs while 3,002,404 or 96.5% from the age group have received at least one dose.
At the same time, 16,064,239 or 68.3% of adults have received their booster shots while 22,971,113 or 97.6% have completed both doses and 23,246,597 (98.8%) have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Yesterday also saw 23,148 COVID-19 doses being delivered involving 9,511 first doses, 12,441 second doses, and 1,196 boosters.
The cumulative total of vaccinations through PICK stood at 70,678,279.
In related news, the Health Ministry’s GitHub portal reported three COVID-19 deaths yesterday with two cases in Johor and one in Selangor. – May 16, 2022
