The launch will be broadcast live on local television stations and social media platforms.
Prior to this, the Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee (JKJAV) had announced that the handbook would include details on the nation’s vaccine procurement strategy, including implementation and observation of the vaccination programme.
Registration for the vaccination programme can be done via the MySejahtera app.
Last Friday (Feb 12), Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin confirmed that Muhyiddin would be the first person in the country to receive the vaccine to boost public confidence over its safety.
In January, Muhyiddin said that almost 27 million or over 80% of Malaysia’s population are expected to be vaccinated against Covid-19 by the first quarter of 2022.
PUTRAJAYA: The first batch of the Pfizer-Biontech Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in the country on Feb 21, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
“The rollout of the programme will begin on Feb 26, ” he said during the launch the guidebook for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Plan on Tuesday (Feb 16).
Muhyiddin said he would be the first person in the country to receive the vaccine to boost public confidence over its safety.
Muhyiddin also launched the www.VaksinCovid.gov.my website on Tuesday, and said that the immunisation book will be available on the website.
He added that the vaccine is important, not only to protect ourselves but also our loved ones - family members, colleagues, neighbours, and the community.
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He said the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines will be flown in a MASKargo flight and will arrive at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Feb 21.
“There, it will be sorted and sent to various vaccine storage sites around the country, ” Khairy wrote on Twitter.
Earlier, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in the country on Feb 21.
“The rollout of the programme will begin on Feb 26, ” he said during the launch of the guidebook for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Plan on Tuesday (Feb 16).
Muhyiddin said he would be the first person in the country to receive the vaccine to boost public confidence over its safety.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme has assured the public today that the side effects of the Covid-19 vaccine would only be mild and temporary, ahead of a nationwide rollout that starts on February 21. In a handbook aimed to explain the programme, the government.
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Maldives Lauds PM Modi’s Gesture in Providing COVID Vaccine Outlook January 25, 2021 18:13 IST Maldives Lauds PM Modi’s Gesture in Providing COVID Vaccine outlookindia.com 1970-01-01T05:30:00+0530
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Honourable President of the Republic of Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, its Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid and Honorary Consul (Mumbai) of the Republic of Maldives Bobby Mohanty have expressed their sincere gratitude and appreciation and have praised the Hon. Prime Minister of India Sh. Narendra Modi for providing COVID-19 vaccine to their country.