KUALA LUMPUR (June 7): Media personnel registered under the National Covid-19 Vaccination Programme will receive their first dose on Wednesday, said the programme's Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said members of the media will receive their appointment date starting today. "Some will start receiving their appointment date today and vaccination will start on Wednesday. Last month Khairy announced that more than 5,000 media practitioners would receive their Covid-19 vaccination appointment date in June. On the issue of some senior citizens' refusal to receive the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, Khairy said he would advise them to take the vaccine that has been offered to them.

Source: The Edge Markets June 07, 2021 07:30 UTC