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31.5% of children fully jabbed, 47.2% given first dose

Meanwhile, over 2.9 million teenagers have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

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 1,119,411 children or 31.5% 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, a total of 1,676,457 or 47.2% have received at least one dose of vaccine.

In terms of adolescents aged 12 to 17, a total of 2,909,585 or 93.5% are fully vaccinated while 3,006,147 or 96.6% have received at least one dose.

A total of 16,080,331 or 68.3% of adults have received a booster dose while 22,972,728 or 97.6% have completed two doses.

Meanwhile 23,248,752 or 98.8% have received at least one dose of vaccine.

A total of 13,706 vaccine doses were given yesterday, comprising 1,264 booster shots, 7,377 second doses and 5,065 first jabs.

This brings the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) to 70,799,796.

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