KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 532,317 children or 15% of those aged between five and 11 years have completed the vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Wednesday.

       Based on the CovidNow website, a total of 1,435,586 children in the same group, or 40.4%, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

       For adolescents aged between 12 and 17, a total of 2,879,410 individuals, or 92.5%, have completed the vaccination, while 2,980,286 individuals, or 95.7%, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

       For the adult population, a total of 15,991,811 individuals, or 68%, have received the booster dose, while 22,962,624, or 97.6%, have completed the second dose and 23,239,599 individuals, or 98.8%, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

       Yesterday, a total of 60,923 doses of the vaccine were dispensed.

       These include 11,308 first doses, second dose (44,100) and booster dose (5,515), bringing the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) to 69,808,665.

       Meanwhile, according to the GitHub portal, 16 deaths were reported on Wednesday. — Bernama