KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 (NNN-Bernama) — The arrival of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Malaysia today marks a new dawn in the country’s fight against COVID-19, as it offers hope that the people will again join forces in a bid to end the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Describing the arrival of the vaccine at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) as a historic occasion, Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said it was symbolic of all the blood, sweat, tears and sacrifices in facing the pandemic all this while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a new dawn, a new frontier, different battlefront and an additional strategy to fight against the virus, giving a glimmer of hope to see the light at the end of tunnel,\u201d he said in his Facebook posting, after witnessing the arrival of the vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr Noor Hisham also thanked the frontliners and Health Ministry personnel for their dedication and perseverance in the battle against the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He prayed for the Almighty to bless and protect them and grant them strength in discharging their duties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo one is safe until everyone is safe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Flight MH604, bearing the Jalur Gemilang livery to symbolise the vaccine is for Malaysians, landed at 10.07 am with the first batch of 312,390 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Passenger-to-Cargo (P2C) flight used an Airbus 330-300, operated by MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo), the cargo arm of national carrier Malaysia Airlines Bhd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Dr Noor Hisham will be among the first to receive the vaccine when the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme is rolled out on Wednesday ahead of schedule, said Khairy Jamaluddin, the coordinating minister for the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the first COVID-19 infection was reported in Malaysia on Jan 25, 2020, a total of 1,051 deaths related to the virus have been reported as of yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A total of 280,272 people have been infected so far but 244,753 have recovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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