PETALING JAYA: Moderate or severely immunocompromised children and adolescents aged five to 17 will be given the third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
He said children between five to 11 that had been certified as immunocompromised category by medical experts from both public and private sector are eligible to take the third dose eight weeks after their second dose.
Immunocompromised youth aged 12 to 17 are also eligible to get their first booster dose three months after their third dose. This will be given at least six months after receiving the first booster and after consultation with any registered medical practitioner, said Khairy. Those who are eligible for the CanSino booster dose are individuals aged 18 years and older who have received a primary dose of the Covid-19 vaccine other than CanSino and Sinovac.