Malay quickly I got the COVID-19 vaccine and will be vaccinated next week
February 21, 2021 time 16:36
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Malaysia accepted First ‘COVID-19’ vaccine from Pfizer-BionTech to be injected 24 Feb
News agencyXinhuaIt is reported that Malaysia has received the first vaccine against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which will enhance the country’s ability to fight COVID-19.
Approximately 312,390 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, jointly developed by US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German pharmaceutical company BioNTech. Was delivered to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport And was greeted by a group of Malaysian officials
After receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, Khairi Jamaluddin, Malaysian Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation In a statement to the media that the first phase of the national vaccination program will begin on Wednesday, earlier than scheduled. Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will be the first to receive the vaccine.
Jamaluddin added that The Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine is scheduled to arrive in Malaysia on Feb.27, with another vaccine scheduled to arrive later.
The Malaysian government stated that As of February 2021, Malaysia has reserved 66.7 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX Program and first phase orders from five COVID-19 vaccine companies. Will inoculate at least 80 percent of the nation’s population
The vaccination program will be carried out in three phases: Phase I will be given to frontline personnel covering approximately 500,000 people, Phase 2 will be given to people at high risk and Phase 3 will be given to adults from 18 years and over all All projects are expected to be completed by February 2022.
On Saturday, Malaysia reported 2,936 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the cumulative total to 277,811 cases and 13 more deaths were reported. Accumulated deaths of 1,043 patients.
Thanks to the news content from Xinhua News Agency.
Photo by FANDY AZLAN / Malaysia’s Department of Information / AFP
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