BINTULU – The Health Ministry has successfully conducted a dry run today to deliver the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to the Belaga Health Clinic – about 178km, or a four-hour drive into the interior, from here.
Deputy Health Minister II Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang said the success in sending the vaccine to the remote area by road meant that it can be delivered to any place in the country.
However, he said the ministry will assess the whole dry-run process to identify any weakness and improve it, before Malaysia begins receiving the actual vaccine from Belgium.
“This dry run is the most crucial initial step before the actual vaccine is received by the Health Ministry, to be used at vaccination centres throughout Malaysia.
“As the Pfizer vaccine must be kept in ultra-low temperature freezers at -70°C, it was a challenging task to conduct the distribution process.” – Bernama, January 29, 2021
