Khairy: No plans to extend Covid-19 vaccine deadline for children

Published: Apr 27, 2022 11:56 AM | Updated: Apr 27, 2022 12:24 PM

The Health Ministry remained firm in not extending the May 15 deadline to administer the first doses of Covid-19 vaccines to children aged five to 11 despite a low turnout rate in the vaccination of children.

At a press conference in Putrajaya today, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said that the remaining vaccines would only be kept for...

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