KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech will most likely be for urban areas while AstraZeneca would be for rural areas, says Khairy Jamaluddin.
REMBAU (Bernama): The National Vaccination Plan scheduled to start in February will be finalised this Thursday (Jan 7), says Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
He said this would be discussed at the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Committee meeting to be chaired jointly by him and Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. We aim to launch the implementation plan when we have acquired supplies of the Covid-19 vaccine, ” he told reporters after the Rembau Umno delegates meeting Sunday (Jan 3).
He said this was a comprehensive plan which would cover the period before the vaccines are received including the hospitals that can be registered to have access to the vaccine as well as the transportation and storage of the vaccines.
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1. Special Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Committee co-chairperson Khairy Jamaluddin outlined Malaysia’s Covid-19 vaccine procurements to date, indicating he was especially delighted with the deal Malaysia secured with Pfizer after seeing how much the Belgians are paying for the same vaccine, though Malaysia lacked the resources to get it as quickly as Singapore did.
2. Khairy said Malaysia has booked enough vaccine doses for its entire adult population, with options for more in case some fail to deliver. Three vaccine makers will also be collaborating with local companies to help develop the pharmaceutical industry here.
Kuala Lumpur: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
(pic) will be among the first individuals to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in a bid to convince the people that the vaccine obtained by the country is safe and effective.
The Prime Minister said it would be followed by the frontliners, before being given to target groups, namely high-risk groups such as the elderly, those with non-communicable diseases and chronic respiratory diseases.
He said the Special Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Committee, which had been established and co-chaired by the Minister of Health and the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation would ensure that the supply of vaccines could be obtained immediately.
PETALING JAYA: The first batch of one million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine will be received and given out to target groups as early as February 2021, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
The Prime Minister will be among the first group of individuals to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in a bid to convince the people that it is safe and effective.
This will be followed by frontliners before being given to target groups such as the elderly, those with non-communicable diseases and chronic respiratory diseases, he added.
“The government will ensure the Covid-19 vaccines procured are safe and effective, ” he said.