REMBAU – National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today became the first recipient of the Sinovac virus vaccine.
The science, technology and innovation minister received his first dose of the China-produced vaccine at 1.30pm at Rembau Hospital.
He arrived at the hospital at 1.25pm and went through the required process at five stations at the vaccination centre before receiving his jab, administered by Rembau Hospital matron Salha Abd Samad.
The first of the five stations is for symptom and temperature screening, followed by registration at the second, third was for consultation and consent, fourth to receive the jab and finally, the observation process.
Also receiving their Sinovac shots were 10 Negri Sembilan-based frontliners.
Khairy earlier this month said that the country would receive 100,000 doses of the Sinovac vaccine on Monday followed by a second batch of the same number on March 22.
The national immunisation programme is being implemented in three phases from February 24, with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin having been the first in the country to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. – Bernama, March 18, 2021
