95 percent of frontliners have received first Covid-19 jab - Khairy

 

At least 95 percent of the total 571,000 frontline workers have received the first dose of the vaccine under Phase One of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.

Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin said he expected the vaccination for all frontliners to be completed by the end of April.

Citing Malacca, he said all frontliners there have received their first dose of the vaccine, with some only waiting for the second dose to complete the vaccination.

He said this when observing Phase Two of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme with State Health and Anti-Drug Committee chairman Rahmad Mariman and Malacca Health director Ismail Ali at the Dewan Tun Ali Vaccine Centre (PPV) in Bukit Katil, Malacca today.

Khairy, who is science, technology and innovation minister, also said 84 percent or 528 out of 540 doses of the vaccine were successfully given on the first day of Phase Two of the immunisation programme in Malacca, yesterday.

The remaining 16 percent was not administered because the supposed recipients were not present, he said, adding that he would check into the matter.

However, he said, he was satisfied with the rate of attendance of the recipients as it reflected the public confidence in the vaccine given by the government.

- Bernama