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PUTRAJAYA, A+A (July 5): According to National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, the time gap required before those who have been infected with Covid-19 can receive the vaccination will be decided this week.
He added the Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee (JKJAV) will determine the time between vaccine doses for Covid-19 positive people.
“The time period after recovery is three months according to JKJAV’s existing policy on vaccination of Covid-19 positive patients, however this is not followed by all PPVs (vaccination centres). As a result, this topic will have to be decided this week at the JKJAV level “Today, he spoke at a joint press conference with Health Minister Dr. Adham Baba about the progress of PICK.
Meanwhile, Khairy announced that China would contribute 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine by the middle of the month, boosting vaccine supplies and vaccination capacity for the rest of the month and beyond.
Malaysia has already received one million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from Japan and another one million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from the United States.
In response to allegations that vaccine appointment times are being sold, Khairy stated that police made two arrests last week.
The Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) is working with the police on the subject, he said, without revealing where the arrests were made, because it involves manipulation of the vaccination system.
“We’re aware of these loopholes, and we’re striving to close them as soon as possible,” he explained.
Earlier this week, a local news outlet reported that some volunteers at Sabah PPVs were selling appointment spaces to people who wanted to skip the line for vaccines./n
