Covid-19: Groups who want early vaccination can apply to task force - The Star Online

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Any group, including media practitioners, who want to be among those who receive the Covid-19 vaccine early can submit their applications to the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.

So far, he said the Health Ministry (MOH) had yet to receive any applications from the media, which would be submitted to the CITF for further action.

According to Dr Adham, the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme had been systematically arranged according to phases and any applications to receive the vaccine earlier would be decided based on metrics and methods set by the CITF.

He said this after launching a National Immunisation Day celebration here Tuesday (April 27), in response to the Peninsular Malaysia National Union of Journalists’ (NUJ) statement which sought clarification on the issue of Covid-19 vaccination for media practitioners.

Prior to this, Coordinating Minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin had said that the government had agreed to place media practitioners on the priority list to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, subject to supply. – Bernama