KUALA LUMPUR: In conjunction with the school holidays, an additional 412 vaccination centres (PPV) have been provided for walk-ins under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids), says the Health Ministry.

       Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said the exercise began on Feb 26.

       “During the school holidays, parents who have yet to get a vaccination appointment for their children aged five to 12 are encouraged to bring them to a nearby PPV on a walk-in basis.

       “If the vaccination quota for children at the PPV has been exhausted for the day, parents can choose to come back the next day or register the child to get a slot in the MySejahtera app,” Bernama quoted him as saying yesterday.

       Dr Noor Azmi said parents or guardians who register their children through MySejahtera will be given a link where they can choose the date and location for the vaccination.

       Walk-ins under PICKids has been implemented at several PPV in the Klang Valley, namely the Kuala Lumpur World Trade Centre (WTCKL), Axiata PPV, IDCC PPV and Soka Gakkai PPV.

       As of yesterday, a total of 929,733 children or 26.2% of the child population aged between five and 11 have received their first dose of the vaccine through PICKids.