BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 26 (Xinhua): The Brunei government has announced that the country is preparing for a prioritisation and national deployment strategy once a COVID-19 vaccine that is safe and effective is available for use.
According to Brunei's Ministry of Health, a technical committee has been established to develop and implement a National Vaccination Strategy. Due to the limited global supply of vaccines, vaccine distribution will be done in phases and priority will be given to high-risk individuals first.
"When this vaccination program is implemented, each individual can play their role by getting themselves vaccinated once a vaccine is offered to you," the ministry said.
"The government is actively identifying effective and safe vaccine candidates and is securing access to these vaccines. Both multilateral arrangements via the COVAX (a WHO-led Covid-19 vaccine access plan) facility and bilateral arrangements with specific vaccine manufacturers were held and there are additional arrangements to ensure vaccine access and procurement for Brunei Darussalam," the ministry added.
Meanwhile, Brunei reported no new cases of Covid-19 on Friday night ( Dec 25) with the national tally of cases standing at 152.
According to Brunei's Ministry of Health, there are no active cases in the country and the total number of recovered cases remains at 149.
It also marked the 17th consecutive day without new cases since Dec 8, when the country recorded an imported case from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
A total of 11 imported cases have been confirmed since the last local infection case was reported on May 6. At present, Brunei has recorded 233 days without COVID-19 local infection case.
Meanwhile, currently 673 individuals who arrived in the country after traveling abroad are undergoing mandatory isolation at the monitoring centers provided by the government.
There have been three deaths that resulted from Covid-19 in Brunei. - Xinhua
According to Brunei's Ministry of Health, a technical committee has been established to develop and implement a National Vaccination Strategy. Due to the limited global supply of vaccines, vaccine distribution will be done in phases and priority will be given to high-risk individuals first.
"When this vaccination program is implemented, each individual can play their role by getting themselves vaccinated once a vaccine is offered to you," the ministry said.
"The government is actively identifying effective and safe vaccine candidates and is securing access to these vaccines. Both multilateral arrangements via the COVAX (a WHO-led Covid-19 vaccine access plan) facility and bilateral arrangements with specific vaccine manufacturers were held and there are additional arrangements to ensure vaccine access and procurement for Brunei Darussalam," the ministry added.
Meanwhile, Brunei reported no new cases of Covid-19 on Friday night ( Dec 25) with the national tally of cases standing at 152.
According to Brunei's Ministry of Health, there are no active cases in the country and the total number of recovered cases remains at 149.
It also marked the 17th consecutive day without new cases since Dec 8, when the country recorded an imported case from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
A total of 11 imported cases have been confirmed since the last local infection case was reported on May 6. At present, Brunei has recorded 233 days without COVID-19 local infection case.
Meanwhile, currently 673 individuals who arrived in the country after traveling abroad are undergoing mandatory isolation at the monitoring centers provided by the government.
There have been three deaths that resulted from Covid-19 in Brunei. - Xinhua
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