KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A total of 79,393 children aged between five and 11, or 2.2% in the country, have received the first dose of the vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Thursday (Feb 10).

       Under PICKids, which was launched on Feb 3, recipients will receive the second dose within eight weeks.

       Based on the CovidNOW website, a total of 12,926,703 individuals or 55.2% of the adult population in the country, have received the booster dose as of Thursday.

       A total of 22,934,496 individuals or 98% of the group have been fully vaccinated and 99.2% or 23,210,020 individuals have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

       For adolescents aged between 12 and 17, a total of 2,794,416 individuals or 88.8% have completed the vaccination, while 2,872,087 individuals or 91.3% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

       On Thursday, a total of 173,428 doses of the vaccine were administered, with 18,343 as first the dose, 1,739 as the second dose and 153,346 as the booster dose, bringing the cumulative number of doses dispensed under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to 64,611,898.

       Meanwhile, according to the Health Ministry’s GitHub portal, a total of 10 deaths due to Covid-19 were reported Thursday, with two cases each in Perak and Selangor, and one case each in Johor, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan, Melaka and Pulau Pinang. – Bernama