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KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 26,500 Malaysian Army (TDM) officers and personnel across the country will be among the first recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine under Phase 1 of the National Covid-19 Immunization Program.
The head of the army, General Tan Sri Zamrose Mohd Zain (pix) Such priority would be given to officers and personnel who are deployed in areas categorized as the Covid-19 red zone to protect them against the deadly virus and slow the spread of the infection.
“The implementation of this program is expected to maintain TDM’s capacity and willingness to preserve the welfare and sovereignty of the country, as well as to achieve the objective of herd immunity,” he said in an exclusive interview in conjunction with the 88th Army Day. at the Sungai. Besi Army Camp here recently.
He said that the active role played by the Army in implementing the immunization program would help curb the spread of the Covid-19 infection in the community.
Meanwhile, Zamrose said TDM would be ready to provide security control and assistance in terms of logistics, including storage, delivery and distribution of the vaccines during each phase of the immunization program. -Called
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