PM: We’re on track to hit herd immunity

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is confident that Malaysia’s target to achieve herd immunity as projected by the National Recovery Plan can be reached as scheduled following the increase in the supply of Covid-19 vaccines by the country’s major suppliers.

He said towards this, the government will work harder to ensure that the supplies arrive in the country on schedule.

“I am aware that many people out there are asking, why not do this, why not do a lot more.

“Khairy has said many times that we can do it if there are lots of vaccines... but we are limited by it and not because we don’t want it or the government is blocking it – no, we want to finish everything in a month or two.

“But we can’t control that (vaccine supply) because the suppliers are from abroad, so we have to wait our turn, but it is guaranteed that the supplies will arrive within the scheduled time,” he told reporters after visiting the vaccination centre (PPV) at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre yesterday.

Khairy Jamaluddin, who is Science, Technology and Innovation Minister and also the coordinating minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, was also present.

The Prime Minister said what was important is the vaccination registration process be expedited.

“Now many facilities are available, the people can register via MySejahtera, online or physically or if there is a micro PPV that goes right up to villages, mosques or surau, they can just go there, bring along their IC (identity card) and they will be registered and their names entered into the MySejahtera system,” he said.

Muhyiddin also expressed his appreciation to the frontliners and volunteers for helping smoothen the vaccination process at the PPV.

“I saw that they were in high spirits, from early morning until late afternoon and night.

“The numbers we need are still high, so if more can come forward and offer to be volunteers, we can simplify things and speed up our vaccination process,” he added. — Bernama