Malaysia: Covid-19 vaccination to start on 26 Feb 21

• THE national Covid-19 immunisation programme will begin on 26 Feb 21, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on 16 Feb 21.
• Malaysia is set to receive the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on 21 Feb 21.
• The country is also set to receive 66.7 million doses through the Covax Facility and five producers, subject to approval by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency.
• This puts the total tally of vaccines secured enough to cover 110% of the population.
• “Following that, the national Covid-19 immunisation programme will be rolled out on 26 Feb 21, whereby I will receive the vaccine on the same day along with front-liners,” he said while launching the handbook on 16 Feb 21.
• The country’s largest vaccination programme will be implemented in three phases.
• The first phase of the programme, which is slated to run from 26 Feb 21 to Apr 21, will involve front-liners.
• MPs and assemblymen will also be among the first recipients of the shot.
• Muhyiddin said the vaccine supply special committee agreed the elected representatives should get priority for immunisation as they work closely with the community.
• The second phase involves the high-risk group, who will be inoculated between Apr 21 and Aug 21.
• The third phase, starting in May 21, involves adults aged 18 and above. This phase will end in Feb 22.
• Muhyiddin said the government aims to achieve herd immunity to break the chain of infection and to put an end to the Covid-19 pandemic.
• He also reminded the people to not take vaccination lightly and to register when the time comes.
• With the successful implementation of the immunisation programme, economic sectors, such as tourism, will be able to resume operations, he said.

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