KUALA LUMPUR: A complete of 1,420,019 youngsters aged five to 11 years outdated, or 39.9% of the kid inhabitants within the nation, have received at the least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine below the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids), as of Monday (April 18).
According to the Health Ministry’s CovidNow portal, a complete of 452,633 youngsters, or 12.7% of the group, have been absolutely vaccinated towards Covid-19.
For adolescents aged 12 to 17 years outdated, a complete of 2,875,587 people, or 92.4% of the group, have been absolutely vaccinated, whereas 2,976,803, or 95.7%, have received at the least one dose of the vaccine.
As for grownup inhabitants, a complete of 15,980,555 people, or 67.9% of the inhabitants, have received a booster dose, whereas 22,961,507, or 97.6%, have been absolutely vaccinated and 23,238,533, or 98.8%, have received at the least one dose of the vaccine.
On Monday, a complete of 55,642 Covid-19 vaccine doses had been administered, with 40,397 as second doses, 6,247 as booster photographs and eight,998 as first jabs, bringing the cumulative whole quantity of vaccine doses distributed below the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 69,692,713.
Meanwhile, in accordance to the Health Ministry’s GitHub knowledge repository, a complete of 16 deaths due to Covid-19 had been reported on Monday, with Selangor recording essentially the most at five circumstances, adopted by Johor with three circumstances.
Kedah, Penang and Terengganu recorded two circumstances every, whereas Perak and Sarawak recorded one case every. – Bernama
