Phase 1 of national immunisation plan to run until April
Updated 5 years ago · Published on 02 Mar 2021 7:00AM
The first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme starts with frontliners and will be carried out until April. – SADIQ ASYRAF/The Vibes pic, March 2, 2021
by Sadiq Asyraf
KUALA LUMPUR – With the first phase of the National Covid-19 Vaccination Programme under way, Kuala Lumpur Hospital began its roll-out of the jabs for its front-line staff and health workers yesterday.
The immunisation programme is divided into three phases, with the first scheduled from February 26 to April for front-line personnel.
The second phase is scheduled from April to August for senior citizens aged 60 and above and vulnerable groups.
The third phase is to be from May to February next year for those aged 18 and above.
Malaysia took delivery of the first batch of 312,390 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on February 21.
Malaysia’s agreement with the pharmaceutical giant involves the procurement of 12,799,800 doses of vaccine, called Comirnaty, covering 20% of the population, with two doses per person. – The Vibes, March 2, 2021
Health frontliners waiting for their turn to receive the Covid-19 vaccine at Kuala Lumpur Hospital yesterday. – SADIQ ASYRAF/The Vibes pic, March 2, 2021Phase 1 of the nation’s vaccination roll-out will see 500,000 frontliners comprising medical and non-medical personnel getting their shots. – SADIQ ASYRAF/The Vibes pic, March 2, 2021Health Ministry workers holding up banners in support of the fight against Covid-19 and safety of the vaccine at HKL. – SADIQ ASYRAF/The Vibes pic, March 2, 2021The Health Ministry has prepared about 600 vaccination stations nationwide, with each station to have seven vaccinators. – SADIQ ASYRAF/The Vibes pic, March 2, 2021The long-awaited Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Malaysia on February 21, with the roll-out set to go on until next year to inoculate at least 80% of the population. – SADIQ ASYRAF/The Vibes pic, March 2, 2021Low dead-volume syringes are used for vaccination to reduce wastage, and each vial of the vaccine contains six doses. – SADIQ ASYRAF/The Vibes pic, March 2, 2021The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was certified effective and approved by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency under the Health Ministry. – SADIQ ASYRAF/The Vibes pic, March 2, 2021A frontliner showing his vaccination profile on the MySejahtera app after getting his first vaccine shot. – SADIQ ASYRAF/The Vibes pic, March 2, 2021A health worker holding up her vaccination card after receiving the inoculation at HKL yesterday. – SADIQ ASYRAF/The Vibes pic, March 2, 2021
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