Malaysia Receives First Batch Of Pfizer Vaccine For Kids!

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Malaysia just received the first batch of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses for kids 5-11 years in age!

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Malaysia Receives First Batch Of Pfizer Vaccine For Kids!

On 28 January 2022, Malaysia received the first batch of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5-11 years in age – 624,000 vaccine doses.

The Pfizer vaccine doses were flown from Puurs, Belgium, transited at the Leipzig Halle Airport in Germany and Singapore, before finally arriving in Malaysia at 7:15 AM this morning.

Malaysia Receives First Batch Of Pfizer Vaccine For Kids!

Today, 72 of those vaccine Softboxes were despatched to 52 ULTF (Ultra Low Temperature Freezer) storage facilities in 12 states :

  • Pahang,
  • Melaka,
  • Johor,
  • Negeri Sembilan,
  • Sabah,
  • Sarawak
  • Kuala Lumpur,
  • Putrajaya,
  • Selangor,
  • Kelantan, and
  • Terengganu.

The rest of the vaccines will be flown to the Penang International Airport to supply the northern states of Kedah, Perlis and Perak.

Read more : COVID-19 Vaccine Programme For Kids : Details Announced!

Malaysia Receives First Batch Of Pfizer Vaccine For Kids! Malaysia Receives First Batch Of Pfizer Vaccine For Kids!

 

Malaysia’s Vaccine Programme For Kids : A Quick Primer!

The COVID-19 vaccination programme for kids 5-11 years in age will kick off on 3 February 2022 in the Klang Valley at:

  • Hospitals for those with medical conditions,
  • COVID-19 vaccination centres (PPV) for those without medical conditions

Parents in the Klang Valley will be able to book their child’s vaccination appointments through MySejahtera, with the option to select the most convenient place and time. This feature will be expanded to other states shortly.

Malaysia Receives First Batch Of Pfizer Vaccine For Kids!

Currently, only a special Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for kids 5 to 11 years in age.

This is a special paediatric dose that is smaller at only 0.2 ml, and contains only 10 micrograms (mcg) of the vaccine – 1/3 of the dose used in adults.

To avoid confusion, the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids comes with an orange cap, and boxes and labels with orange borders.

Read more : Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids : What You Need To Know!

Pfizer BioNTech paediatric COVID-19 vaccine design

This paediatric Pfizer vaccine was shown to be 90.7% efficacious in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 infection, with fewer side effects.

More than 8.7 million doses of the paediatric vaccine have been administered in the United States, with the number of AEFI incidents far lower than that of teenagers 12-17 years old who were vaccinated with the full adult dose.

So please take this opportunity to protect your children against COVID-19!

 

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