Covid-19: Around 270,000 children below 12 infected from July to December last year

KUALA LUMPUR: Approximately 270,000 children under the age of 12 were infected with Covid-19 between July and December last year, says Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali.Also, based on a study at 14 government hospitals nationwide, 174 Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children cases were detected in the same period.

Dr Noor Azmi, who is also chairman of the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force for Children , said it was important for children to be vaccinated as they are at risk of complications from the infection such as namely the MISC which leads to inflammation and impact on various organs, as well as"Long Covid".

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