PM arrives for Covid-19 vaccination shot

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PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has arrived at the Presint 11 Health Clinic here to receive his Covid-19 vaccine shot.

Muhyiddin arrived at the clinic at 2.25pm.

As he entered the clinic’s building, the premier waved at the members of the media and gave a thumbs up.

Accompanying him was Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba and Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

Muhyiddin is the first in Malaysia to be vaccinated under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.

Besides Muhyiddin, also receiving their vaccine shots are Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah and four other staff members from the Health Ministry.

Dr Noor Hisham arrived earlier at 2pm.

He was clad in a face shield and he stopped briefly to greet the waiting press.

The Presint 11 Health Clinic here is one of more than 500 vaccination centres (PPV) identified nationwide.

The first phase of the national immunisation programme will involve over 500,000 frontliners, of which more than half are healthcare workers.