CovidNow: 32.5pc of children in Malaysia fully vaccinated

• Published date: 28 May 2022
• Publication title: Malay Mail Online

A total of 1,152,515 children aged between five and 11 years, or 32.5 per cent of their population in the country, have completed the vaccination under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday.

According to the CovidNOW website, a total of 1,701,913 of the children, or 48 per cent of the population, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

For adolescents aged between 12 and 17, a total of 2,912,165 individuals or 93.6 per cent of their population have completed the COVID-19 vaccination, while 3,008,698 individuals or 96.7 per cent have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

Meanwhile, for the adult population, 68.4 per cent, or a total of 16,091,882 individuals, have received the...