PUTRAJAYA – The Health Ministry (MoH) is prepared to implement the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Plan, once the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are in Malaysia on February 26.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said dry runs of the vaccine delivery at the end of last month to Belaga Health Clinic and Bintulu Hospital in Sarawak went smoothly.
He said the test runs – which took place on January 29 and 30 respectively – acted as a litmus test to see if the supply of the doses from Puurs, Belgium could be kept at ultra-low temperatures throughout the journey to Malaysia.
“The dry run is important and the input data logger which monitors the delivery process showed satisfactory results,” he told reporters after introducing the online teaching application on Covid-19, here today.
Dr Adham said the Covid-19 vaccine storage for the first phase, equipped with facilities such as the ultra-low temperature freezer (ULTF), was to ensure that the vaccines are maintained at the correct temperature before being removed and distributed to vaccination sites which have been identified. – Bernama, February 3, 2021
