KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 1,312,205 children aged five to 11 or 37 per cent of the child population in the country have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Sunday.
Based on the COVIDNOW website, for adolescents aged 12 to 17, a total of 2,848,821 individuals or 91.6 per cent of the group have been fully vaccinated while 2,946,103 or 94.7 per cent received at least one dose of the vaccine.
Meanwhile, a total of 15,632,112 individuals or 66.4 per cent of the adult population have received a booster dose and 22,948,963 or 97.5 per cent have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 while 23,225,157 or 98.7 per cent have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
Meanwhile, according to the Health Ministry’s GitHub portal, 37 deaths due to COVID-19 were recorded Sunday.
— NNN-BERNAMA
