GEORGE TOWN (Bernama): Penang, which is scheduled to receive an additional 368,550 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine this month, hopes that the vaccine shortage problems in the state will not recur.
NIBONG TEBAL, Aug 15 The Penang government will not allow the current political crisis in the country to affect the public health programme that is being actively implemented in the state. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said he wanted to continue to give.
IF ALL goes well, Penang could achieve Covid-19 herd immunity earlier than expected, with 70% or 1.38 million people, getting vaccinated by August.
State health committee chairman Dr Norlela Ariffin said the present vaccination of 14, 814 daily doses this month would be ramped up to 35, 165 doses next month, and 35, 572 doses in August.
She said 103, 627 targeted recipients in the state had obtained the first dose while another 73, 607 had received both doses as of June 3.
Dr Norlela said a comprehensive plan was presented at the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) meeting recently.
“All our systems are in place to attain this. These proposals were discussed at an earlier CITF meeting.