67 children in Malaysia died due to Covid-19 this year, 80% of all eligible kids to be fully vaccinated by 2022, SE Asia News & Top Stories

PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - With 67 children dying due to Covid-19 this year compared to six deaths in 2020, the Malaysian Health Ministry aims to complete Covid-19 inoculation for 80 per cent of eligible children before school reopens in 2022. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the statistics showing an increasing trend of infections in children below 18 years old was worrying, while the sharp rise in deaths among this age group was also of concern. Thus, the Health Ministry aims to ensure that 60 per cent of adolescents aged between 12 and 17 will get…