SEPANG: Registration for the Covid-19 vaccination, to commence on March 1, will remain open until it reaches the target of 80 per cent of the populati.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21: Malaysia reported 3,297 new COVID-19 infections and five fatalities today. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdull.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): The arrival of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Malaysia today marks a new dawn in the country's fight against Covid-19, as it offers hope that the people will again join forces in a bid to end the pandemic. Describing the arrival of the vaccine at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) as a historic occasion, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said it was symbolic of all the blood, sweat, tears and sacrifices in facing the pandemic all this while.
(From left) Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba, Khairy and Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong at KLIA to witness the arrival of the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines on Sunday (Feb 21, 2021). – Bernama
PETALING JAYA: The National Covid-19 Immunisation Program will begin two days ahead of schedule on Wednesday (Feb 24).
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced that the programme, initially scheduled to start on Friday (Feb 26), would be brought forward by two days. We can begin making early preparations to start the immunisation programme following the arrival of the vaccine and have decided to bring forward the start of the programme.
PUTRAJAYA (Feb 21): A total of 571,802 frontliners have registered to receive the Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday, says Coordinating Minister for National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin.
He said of the total, 57.3% were medical and health personnel, with 39.8% being from the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the remaining 17.5% comprising other medical and health personnel including from the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM).
According to Khairy, the other 42.7% were non-health personnel including members of the ATM, Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department, Royal Malaysian Police, People’s Volunteer Corps (RELA), Malaysian Prisons Department, Royal Malaysian Customs Department, Social Welfare Department.
“We are pleased to inform, that the first immunisation programme involving Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has been brought forward to Feb 24, two days earlier than scheduled.