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PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): A total of 571,802 frontline people have registered to receive the Covid-19 vaccine as of Saturday (February 20), says the Coordinating Minister of the National Covid-19 Immunization Program, Khairy Jamaluddin.
He said that of the total, 57.3% were medical and health personnel, 39.8% belonged to the Ministry of Health (MINSA) and the remaining 17.5% to other medical and health personnel, including from the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM).
According to Khairy, the other 42.7% were non-medical personnel, including members of the ATM, the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department, the Royal Malaysian Police, the People’s Volunteer Corps (RELA), the Department of Prisons of Malaysia. Malaysia, the Royal Malaysian Customs Department, the Department of Social Welfare.
“We are pleased to report that the first immunization program involving Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Health Director Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah was brought forward to February 24, two days ahead of schedule.
“Both will be among the first individuals to be immunized along with front-line personnel,” he said in a statement Sunday (February 21).
Khairy, who is also Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, said Malaysia made history when
The first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 10.07 am.
“Together with Health Minister Datuk Seri, Dr. Adham Baba, Transportation Minister Datuk Seri, Dr. Wee Ka Siong and Dr. Noor Hisham, I had the opportunity to welcome the arrival of vaccines , which was also broadcast live on television, “he said.
He said that in addition to KLIA, part of the vaccine supply has reached Johor and Penang.
Subsequently, the vaccines will be sent to 16 Vaccine Storage Centers (VSC) nationwide, six in Selangor; Johor (four); Kuala Lumpur (three); Penang (two) and Putrajaya (one).
“The arrival of this vaccine gives a ray of light to all Malaysians, especially those on the front lines, in the effort to combat this pandemic,” he said.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH604, an Airbus A330-300 aircraft carrying the first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines arrived at KLIA with 312,390 doses of the vaccine for Malaysia under the COVID-19 Vaccination program to be carried out in stages. – Bernama
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