PUTRAJAYA, Sept 13 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s Ministry of Health (MOH) will procure a new variant of the COVID-19 vaccine, especially for children with chronic diseases and the elderly, said Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
He added that the vaccine will be administered free of charge, but not to all groups as the coronavirus situation in Malaysia is under control.
“A decision on this procurement will be announced later along with the vaccines for children under five,” he told a press conference Tuesday.
According to Khairy, the vaccines will be administered in government and private health facilities.
To kick-start the vaccination process, the ministry had asked the Public Health and Paediatric Departments to provide data on patients with comorbidities and high-risk children in the country, he said.
“These data will be collected in the MOH’s database. They will help the ministry to procure enough vaccines,” he said.
To date, 72 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to Malaysians, including the elderly, adolescents, and children.
— NNN-BERNAMA
