Malaysia

Selangor gets almost 7.5 mil Covid-19 vaccine doses from Putrajaya

Total as of yesterday, with bulk of it being Pfizer and Sinovac, says state exco

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 24 Aug 2021 2:15PM

Selangor gets almost 7.5 mil Covid-19 vaccine doses from Putrajaya
Selangor has received 3,874,982 doses of the Sinovac vaccine, 3,364,920 (Pfizer) and 259,800 (AstraZeneca) from the federal government as of yesterday. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, August 24, 2021

SHAH ALAM – The federal government has supplied 7,499,702 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Selangor as of yesterday, the state assembly was told today.

State Public Health, Unity, Women and Family Development Committee chairman Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud said of the total, 3,874,982 doses were Sinovac vaccines, 3,364,920 (Pfizer) and 259,800 (AstraZeneca).

The shots were administered to recipients based on their appointment dates given via the MySejahtera app and according to the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme phases, she added.

She said this in reply to Saari Sungib (PAS-Hulu Kelang), who wanted to know the quota, schedule and target recipients of the vaccines supplied by the federal government.

Dr Siti Mariah said at the moment, the state government can help only in intensifying public awareness campaigns on the importance of vaccination – which has not been made mandatory, thus, no law allows legal action to be taken against those who refuse to be vaccinated.

“We need to... continue with the campaigns to create awareness among the public so that even if they do not want to protect themselves, at least they have the conscience to protect others.” – The Vibes, August 24, 2021

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