PETALING JAYA: Front line workers, senior citizens and people with chronic illnesses will be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccinations, the first delivery of which is on track to be received before the end of February 2021, says Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin
(pic). For our Pfizer order we will receive 1 million doses in Q1 2021, 1.7 million doses in Q2, 5.8 million doses in Q3 and 4.3 million doses in Q4. The delivery of our orders with other manufacturers will also be staggered, he wrote in his blog, explaining that the delivery is staggered based on a quarterly schedule.
Based on this delivery schedule, the vaccination priority list has been mapped out, with the first objective being to protect those who are most vulnerable.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia must be “nimble and flexible” enough to re-adjust its vaccine portfolio should there be a need to do so, says Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14): As two of Malaysia s closest neighbours, Singapore and Indonesia, kicked off their vaccination programmes, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin wrote a blog post to give an update on what Malaysia s vaccine procurement process is like why it is not slow in getting its vaccines and the delivery schedule that Malaysians can expect. Khairy is also the co-chair of the Special Committee on Ensuring Access To Covid-19 Vaccine Supply.
Below is his blog post, reproduced in full:
An Update on Vaccine Procurement
2021 will be the year of vaccination, bringing with it some light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. As more countries start receiving and rolling out their vaccination programmes, many Malaysians have asked for updates on our vaccine supply. As co-chair of the special COVID-19 vaccine committee (JKJAV), I want to give you some updates.
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The case was reported from a citizen traveler who has a history of travel to the United Kingdom in December 2020. The traveler was found to be positive on 28 December 2020 and has been segregated for further treatment.
Since October 2020, the MOH has been monitoring all travelers from countries that have reported cases of UK B.1.1.7 variant mutations including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Singapore, Turkey, the Philippines and India.
A total of 968 samples have been tested since October 2020 and have performed genome sequencing to detect this type of UK B.1.1.7 mutation to 24 samples. As of 11 January 2021, no domestic transmission has been detected in connection with the UK B.1.1.7 mutation virus.