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PUTRAJAYA (Feb 16): Members of Parliament (MPs) and state assemblymen will be among the recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine under the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
He said the matter was agreed to by the Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee (JKJAV) as MPs and state assemblymen usually work closely with the grassroots community. Since the nature of their job is such, we agree that the MPs and state assemblymen, regardless from which party, will be given the vaccine during the first phase so that they can discharge their duties more effectively and safely, he added.
Published on: Wednesday, February 17, 2021
By: NST
Muhyiddin signing on the programme.
Kuala Lumpur: Members of Parliament (MPs) and state assemblymen will be among the first batch of 500,000 Malaysians to be given the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to kick off on Feb 26.
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said this was decided after taking into consideration the nature of work of MPs and state assemblymen, who work closely with people on the ground.
“We have agreed for MPs and state assemblymen, irrespective of the political divide, to be included in the first phase of the immunisation programme. This is to allow them to carry out their duties effectively and in a safe manner,” he told a press conference, Tuesday.