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Reuters
Reuters
Health
Ebrahim Harris

Yelps, tears as Malaysia starts vaccinations for young children

Parents accompany their children to get the first dose of Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as the Malaysian government begins a vaccination campaign for children aged between 5 and 11 years old in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 3, 2022. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain

Malaysia kicked off a COVID-19 mass vaccination programme on Thursday for children aged between 5 and 11, in an effort to protect the youngest members of its population and increase its high immunisation rate.

    At a vaccination centre in the capital Kuala Lumpur, young children sat anxiously with parents as occasional yelps of pain were heard echoing in the hall.

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