aged 5-11

1,058,626 children aged 5-11 years, or 29.8 pct of their population in Malaysia have completed their vaccination under PICKids until yesterday.

A total of 976,336 children aged five to 11 or 27.5 pct of the child population in the country have been fully vaccinated under PICKids.

A total of 911,666 children aged between five and 11 years, or 25.7 pct of their population in Malaysia, have completed the COVID-19 vaccination under PICKids until yesterday.

A total of 881,602 or 24.8 pct of children aged five to 11 in Malaysia have been fully vaccinated under the PICKids until yesterday.

A total of 1,403,498 individuals or 39.5 pct of children aged between five and 11 years have received at least one dose of vaccine under PICKids as at yesterday.

Dr Ismuni said 73 per cent of the 926 children (aged 5-11) scouted have not received the vaccine.

MOH is targeting to have 50 pct of children in Malaysia aged five to 11 vaccinated against COVID-19 through PICKids before the school session begins next week.

The COVID-19 vaccination for children aged five to 11, is very important, particularly as the country will begin the transition phase to endemic on April 1.

Sabah recorded only 9,686, or 2.35 pct, of the 411,400 children aged five to 11, who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine under PICKids so far.

Only 5,000 out of nearly 115,000 children aged five to 11 in Kelantan have registered for PICKids as of yesterday.

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the government will not impose restrictions on children, aged five to 11, who do not get inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine.

Experts say vaccinating children is essential to helping achieve population immunity against the disease.

Innoculating children is also seen as key to keeping schools open and helping end the pandemic.

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