Yelps, tears as children aged 5 to 11 get Covid jabs

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