KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (July 6): According to the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee’s latest tweet, Malaysia will get 14.4 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines in July (JKJAV). These include 6.43 million doses of Pfizer vaccine from Pfizer plus a contribution from the United States, 1.59 million doses of AstraZeneca (delivery of AstraZeneca manufactured in Thailand plus a donation from Japan), and 6.38 million doses of Sinovac, according to the statement (from Pharmaniaga and donation from China).
The country has so far used shots made by Pfizer, Sinovac, and AstraZeneca as part of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK).
According to data released by the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force, Malaysia had received 8.6 million Covid-19 vaccines as of June 21. (CITF). AstraZeneca vaccine doses totaled 828,000, Pfizer vaccine doses totaled 4.08 million, and Sinovac vaccine doses totaled 3.69 million.
To date, 9.32 million people in the country have been vaccinated, with 6.59 million receiving their first shot and 2.74 million receiving full vaccinations.
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Sarawak had the most first dosages provided, at 1.23 million, followed by Kuala Lumpur (1.19 million) and Selangor (1.1 million) (1.14 million).
Meanwhile, Selangor had the most second dosages (367,895), followed by Sarawak (326,285) and Johor (326,285). (290,008).
PICK Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said last Saturday (June 3) that the next three months will be the busiest and most crucial for Malaysia’s immunisation program because the country is set to receive a large portion of its vaccine supply while ramping up its vaccination capacity across the country.
By continuously vaccinating 250,000 people per day, Malaysia was vaccinating people at a greater daily rate per capita than the world average, according to Khairy. In July, the goal is to reach a monthly average of 300,000 people per day.
He also stated that the administration is attempting to secure the CanSino vaccine this month./n
