KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 62,809 children between five and 11 years old, or 1.7% of those in that age bracket, have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine as of Wednesday (Feb 9).
They were vaccinated under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) that was launched on Feb 3, and will receive the second dose after an eight-week interval.
According to the CovidNow website, a total of 12,769,610 individuals, or 54.5% of the adult population in the country, have received a booster dose as of Wednesday.
A total of 22,933,328 or 98% of adults have completed their vaccination while 23,208,714 or 99.2% have received at least one dose.
For adolescents aged 12 to 17, a total of 2,793,710 or 88.8% of the age group have completed their vaccination, while 2,871,310 or 91.3% have received at least one dose.
On Wednesday, a total of 165,653 doses of vaccine were administered, 14,195 as the first dose, 2,097 as the second dose, and 149,361 as the booster dose, bringing the cumulative number of doses dispensed under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 64,434,353.
Meanwhile, according to the Health Ministry’s GitHub portal, a total of nine deaths due to Covid-19 were reported on Wednesday: two cases each in Perak and Sabah, and one case each in Johor, Kedah, Negri Sembilan, Pahang and Selangor. – BERNAMA