Covid-19: Only 0.11% of 300,000 vaccine recipients so far are govt officials, elected reps, says Khairy

PUTRAJAYA: Only 0.11% of the 300,000 Covid-19 vaccine recipients in Malaysia so far are government officials and elected representatives, says Khairy Jamaluddin (pic).

The coordinating minister of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme said the 0.11% constituted 302 people, while the rest are mostly healthcare workers.

“Based on the breakdown of the 292,104 people who have been vaccinated as of March 13, they comprise 23.86% nurses, 22.23% doctors and 23.4% other healthcare workers such as medical assistants, X-ray specialists and ambulance drivers.

“Another 21.33% are frontline workers from the armed forces, police, civil defence force, Rela (people’s volunteer corps) and Customs officers, among others.

“Another 5.62% are dentists while 3.45% are pharmacists.

“Only 0.11% are those who are officers from the administration as well as elected representatives, and they total up to 302 people, ” said Khairy at a joint press conference with Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba on the latest updates of the immunisation programme Monday (March 15).

Khairy said the five states with the most number of vaccinations are Selangor (over 36,000 recipients), Perak (33,000), Sarawak (31,000), Kuala Lumpur (28,000) and Sabah (24,000).

Under the first phase of the programme, Malaysia is looking to vaccinate about 500,000 frontliners.