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SUBANG (Bernama): Malaysia on Monday (July 5) received one million doses of Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine contributed by the United States in support of the country’s National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme which is now in full swing. The consignment was flown in by a cargo aircraft, TH 384, belonging to Raya Airways, which landed at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport here at 8.10am. Present at the airport to await the arrival of the aircraft were National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin, who is Science, Technology and Innovation Minister; Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein and US Ambassador to Malaysia Brian McFeeters. ....
(pic). The Foreign Minister said Wisma Putra welcomed the arrival of the contribution from the United States, which is scheduled to arrive on Monday (July 5). On behalf of the Government of Malaysia, I would like to once again express my sincere gratitude to my counterpart, Antony Blinken (US Secretary of State) and the US Government for the generous contribution of its Covid-19 vaccines, Hishammuddin said in a statement Sunday (July 4). The doses are from an initial batch of 80 million US-made vaccines the Biden administration pledged last month to share globally amidst concern about the disparity in vaccination rates between advanced and developing nations. ....
The Covid-19 vaccine is delivered to North Devon Leisure Centre in Barnstaple - Credit: Simon Ellery The first people in North Devon began receiving their covid-19 vaccinations today (Tuesday, December 29) at two Barnstaple locations. A mass vaccination centre has opened at North Devon Leisure Centre, while vulnerable patients attending North Devon District Hospital will also be offered the vaccine. North Devon Leisure Centre in Barnstaple set out ready to receive the first patients to be given the Covid-19 vaccine - Credit: Simon Ellery The hospital will see patients aged 80 and above who are already attending hospital as an outpatient among those offered the vaccine and any appointments not used for priority groups will be used for healthcare workers who are at highest risk of serious illness from Covid. ....