PETALING JAYA: The Covid-19 vaccination programme and efforts to manage the pandemic will continue as planned, said the Health Ministry and the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (Mosti). The vaccination momentum remains consistent where 501,776 doses were given on Aug 16,” they said. They added that the ministries have also secured the procurement of various Covid-19 vaccines which are Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Sinovac, with 33,879,979 doses distributed for vaccination purposes as of Aug 16. The Covid-19 vaccines, they added, have been effective in bringing down infection rates and reducing the number of severe Covid-19 cases. “After the implementation of Operation Surge Capacity in the Klang Valley, there has been a decrease in hospital admissions and bed usage at the ICU.
