264 M'sian athletes, officials to get Covid-19 vaccine in April ahead of Tokyo Olympics

FILE PHOTO: The Olympic rings are illuminated in front of the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): A total of 264 athletes and officials who will be representing Malaysia in international competitions ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in July are expected to get their Covid-19 vaccine jabs beginning April, says Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican.

The Youth and Sports Minister said this would be the first batch of some 4,000 athletes and officials listed by the Youth and Sports Ministry to be given priority for inoculation under the first phase of the national Covid-19 immunisation programme.