Push to have prisoners vaccinated

Shot in the arm: Penor Prisons Director Fayrouz Ahmad Zawawi watching as a prisoner receives his Covid-19 vaccine dose in Kuantan.— Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ismail Mohamed told the Dewan Rakyat that more than 51,123 individuals comprising prison inmates and Prisons Department staff, including babies, have contracted Covid-19 since last year.

“This includes the nine babies who were born in prison,” he said to a supplementary question by RSN Rayer (PH-Jelutong) on whether the authorities will vaccinate prison inmates.