KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — A total of 1,272,121 children aged five to 11 or 35.8 per cent of the population in the country have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — A total of 1,263,287 children aged five to 11 or 35.6 per cent of the population in the country have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — A total of 15,425,524 individuals or 65.6 per cent of the adult population in the country have received the Covid-19 booster dose, as of yesterday.

SEREMBAN, March 18 — Concerns over the spread of Covid-19 and the compliance with physical distancing among school children have made parents more accepting of allowing their children to take the vaccine through the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — A total of 15,425,524 individuals or 65.6 per cent of the adult population in the country have received the Covid-19 booster dose, as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — A total of 1,209,694 children aged five to 11 or 34.1 per cent of the child population in the country have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday.

PUTRAJAYA, March 16 — Based on 451 reports on adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) that have been investigated and evaluated by the Covid-19 Vaccine Pharmacovigilance Special Committee (JFK), it was found that no reported deaths were directly linked to the vaccine received.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — A total of 1,180,323 children aged between five and 11 who made up 33.2 per cent of the group have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — A total of 2,837,197 individuals or 91.2 per cent of the adolescent population, aged 12 to 17, in the country have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, as of yesterday.

SEREMBAN, March 13 — The Health Ministry (MOH) targets 50 per cent of children in Malaysia aged five to 11 vaccinated against Covid-19 through the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) before the school session begins next week.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — A total of 15,259,493 adults or 64.9 per cent of their population in the country have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — A total of 1,119,954 children aged between five and 11 years, or 31.5 per cent of their population in the country have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — A total of 2,834,807 individuals or 91.1 per cent of the adolescent population aged between 12 and 17 in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — A total of 1,078,539 or 30.4 per cent of children in the country have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Only one million children aged five to 11 have been vaccinated from the 1.63 million PICKids appointments sent since February 3, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — A total of 15,017,166 adults or 63.8 per cent of their population in the country have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The use of Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccine is seen to be effective in protecting children from being infected with the Covid-19 virus, thereby reducing their admission into hospitals and intensive care units (ICU), according to Sungai Buloh Hospital consultant paediatrician and neonatologist Dr See Kwee Ching.

PONTIAN, March 6 — High rental has led to the Health Ministry’s decision to shut down operations of all Covid-19 mega vaccination centres (PPV) from March 16, its minister Khairy Jamaluddin said.

PUTRAJAYA, March 6 — Children aged five to 11 will be offered the CoronaVac vaccine produced by Sinovac, if parents object to them receiving the Comirnaty vaccine due to growing concerns over mRNA vaccines.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — A total of 1,003,227 children aged between five and 11 years or 28.3 per cent of the child population in the age group in Malaysia have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday.