KUALA LUMPUR: Parents of children aged between five and 11 have nine days from today to get them vaccinated under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids).

In a Facebook post yesterday, the Health Ministry reminded parents that the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine under PICKids will no longer be free after May 15.

It began on March 7 this year.

A total of 881,602 or 24.8% of children aged five to 11 in Malaysia have been fully vaccinated under PICKids as of Thursday.

According to the CovidNow website, 1,538,685 or 43.3% of this group have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

For teenagers aged 12 to 17, 2,895,394 individuals or 93.1% have completed their vaccination, while 2,993,097 or 96.2% have received at least one dose of the vaccine, Bernama reported.

Meanwhile, among the adult population, 16,038,512 individuals or 68.2% have received the booster dose, 22,967,541 or 97.6% have completed the second dose and 23,243,696 or 98.8% have received at least one dose of the vaccine.