The Sarawak government has asked the state Covid-19 Vaccination Advisory Group (SCOVAG) to evaluate whether those below 18 years of age should also be inoculated against Covid-19, according to state Disaster Management Committee adviser Sim Kui Hian.

He said that out of the 836 positive Covid-19 cases that were reported in Sarawak yesterday, 260 cases comprised people under 18 years old.

“As Sarawak has been vaccinated far ahead of the country, and about 29 percent of our population is younger than 18 years old, we should not wait...