Registration for Covid-19 vaccination opening soon - minister

 

Registration for the Covid-19 vaccination for Malaysians will be opened soon, said Health Minister Dr Adham Baba.

However, he did not say when actually the registration would be opened, but that Malaysians would receive two doses of Covid-19 vaccine for protection against the virus.

"Those who receive the vaccine will have to keep the card that will be given to them when they are given the first injection.

"This is to ensure that those who have been injected get a second dose according to the date set, usually in the range of 21 days," he said on the talk show “Bicara DR” on RTM 1 last night.

He said that even after getting the vaccination, people are still required to practice the new norms.

Malaysia is scheduled to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the end of next month. The vaccine has received conditional approval from the Health Ministry’s National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA).

Adham said the main objective of the Covid-19 immunisation is to protect frontline workers, reduce mortality, form group immunity, and further break the chain of the virus infection.

- Bernama