Malaysia covid-19 vaccine Government Malaysia

Malaysia offers COVID-19 vaccinations to foreign residents

Reading now: 319
www.livemint.com

Malaysia will extend its free COVID-19 vaccination programme to all foreigners residing in the country, including students, refugees and undocumented migrants, the government said on Thursday.The Southeast Asian country is expected to begin its vaccine rollout at the end of this month, aiming to cover at least 80% of its 32 million population within a year."A safe environment free from COVID-19 can only be achieved when as many Malaysian residents as possible are immunised," the government committee on vaccine supply said in a statement."During a pandemic, providing vaccinations is a humanitarian step."The committee, however, said priority will be given to Malaysians, with the vaccination schedule for foreigners to be announced at a later.

Read more on livemint.com
The website covid-19.rehab is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA