Covid-19 inoculation programme to be ramped up soon

By Adib Povera, Nuradzimmah Daim - May 17, 2021 @ 2:49pm

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is set to ramp up the Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme with the arrival of more Sinovac and Pfizer- BioNTech vaccination doses from July.

Coordinating Minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin said some half-million Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine doses from China and bottled locally by Pharmaniaga Bhd would be made available to be administered to recipients for May and June.

"In addition, we will also be able to ramp up vaccination for Pfizer from July onwards as we will receive some 2.5 million doses.

"We are progressing for the second phase of NIP, starting with the senior citizens. Those with disability and comorbidities will be next," said the Science, Technology and Innovation Minister in a Press conference via Zoom today.