The Ministry of Health is ready to implement the first phase of the national immunization plan



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PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is prepared to implement the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunization Plan, once the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are in Malaysia on February 26, said Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Adham Baba.

He said the mock vaccine delivery to the Belaga Health Clinic in Sarawak on January 29 and the Bintulu Hospital on January 30 went smoothly.

He said the tests were aimed at ensuring that US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer’s supply of vaccines in Puurs, Belgium, could be kept at ultra-low temperatures throughout the trip to Malaysia.

“The trial is important and the input data logger monitoring the delivery process showed satisfactory results,” he told reporters after presenting the online teaching application at Covid-19, here today.

Dr Adham said that the storage of the Covid-19 vaccine for the first phase, equipped with facilities such as the ultra-low temperature freezer (ULTF), was to ensure that the vaccines are kept at the correct temperature before being recalled and distributed. to the vaccination sites that have been identified.

On the educational app Covid-19, Dr. Adham said that the idea proposed by Kebangsaan University Malaysia (UKM) biochemist and global problems analyst Peter Chew, was to raise awareness about how to survive and protect against infection with Covid- 19.

“It is important to provide basic education to the community, especially those who live far from health facilities to meet the new standards such as physical distancing, wearing a mask, washing hands frequently and avoiding crowded places during an outbreak,” he said.

Meanwhile, Chew said that silent carriers were the cause of widespread transmission during the second wave of Covid-19 in Malaysia and as such basic education is important and steps must be taken to slow the spread of the infection and reduce medical expenses.

The educational platform can be accessed at https://youtu.be/uU89i8uO5Qs, http://youtu.be/OhDH_h3jCxs and http://youtu.be/z1YHIWrvuwY. – Called



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