By Syahirah Nawawi
PETALING JAYA, 4 March 2022: From Monday (March 7), parents may enrol their children aged five to eleven in the National Covid-19 Child Immunisation Programme (PICKids).
In a statement, Protecthealth Corporation Sdn Bhd said the booking management system would be made available nationwide via the MySejahtera app.
œThis is a continuous government effort in ensuring the well-being and health of children including protection against the Omicron variant.
œIt is also recommended to update the app to the latest version before proceeding to book an appointment through the booking management system, it said on Friday (March 4).
Parents or guardians may also find their preferred PPV for PICKids under ProtectHealth at www.protecthealth.com.my.
PICKids, which was launched on February 3, was previously rolled out in the Klang Valley.
To date, 821 private health facility PPVs (private clinics, private specialist hospitals, private hospitals and ambulatory care centres) and 91 offsite PPVs under ProtectHealth are providing PICKids vaccinations.
As of 28 February, a total of 879,264 doses of vaccination for PICKids have been administered since its commencement.***
Source: The Star