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Sabah set to get Pfizer vaccine Thursday

Total number of incoming doses still unknown for state of 4 million people

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 22 Feb 2021 6:34PM

Sabah set to get Pfizer vaccine Thursday
The arrival of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Sabah will be attended by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Md Noor on Thursday. – AFP pic, February 22, 2021

KOTA KINABALU – Sabah is scheduled to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for Covid-19 on Thursday.

Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Md Noor’s presence is expected at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport for its arrival.

“It is my hope the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme will run smoothly,” he said in a statement here.

However, it is not confirmed how many doses of the first batch will be sent to Sabah.

The third most populous state in Malaysia has close to 4 million people. – The Vibes, February 22, 2021

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