Malaysia

Comms Ministry applies for journos to get Covid-19 jabs early

Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah says he wants to be vaccinated along with media personnel

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 18 Apr 2021 4:08PM

Comms Ministry applies for journos to get Covid-19 jabs early
Media personnel are also considered frontliners, says Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah. – The Vibes file pic, April 18, 2021

PUTRAJAYA – The Communications and Multimedia Ministry has submitted an application for media practitioners to be prioritised in Phase 2 of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.

Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said he has requested for this group to receive vaccinations early, as they are also considered frontliners.

“I deferred (receiving the) vaccine because I want to be vaccinated together with the media. When I get mine, the media will also get it, in Phase 2.

“Inshaallah… we have asked for it to be sped up for the media, as they are also frontliners,” he told a press conference here today.

Phase 2 – which will see senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and those with chronic diseases getting the jab – begins tomorrow in eight states, namely Kedah, Melaka, Penang, Pahang, Sabah, Sarawak, Terengganu and Labuan. – Bernama, April 18, 2021

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