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SABAH is targeting a 50 per cent vaccination rate for children aged between 5 and 11 before the opening of the school session at the end of this month.

Community Development and People’s Wellbeing Minister Datuk Shahelmy Yahya said Sabah is now in the second lowest spot compared to other states in vaccine administration in that age group.

“There is still room to increase the rate but we need the cooperation of all parties including parents to bring their children to get vaccinated at the nearby vaccination centres (PPV),” he said when visiting the PPV Pickids at SK Kampung Contoh in Putatan.

“A total of eight schools in Putatan are used as PPVs and five as Pickids. In the district, a total of 1,522 out of 7,642 children in the 5-11 age group have been vaccinated,” he said. Also present were District Officer Haryani Anah Abdul Kahar, Penampang District Police Chief DSP Mohd Haris Ibrahim and Public Health Consultant of the District Health Office, Dr Balachandar S Sayapathi.