KOTA KINABALU, Aug 11 — As it looks to ramp up its inoculation drive, the Sabah government has decided to purchase its own Covid-19 vaccines to avoid any supply disruptions in the upcoming months.
Masidi said that the state was pleased with the 1.5 million doses of vaccine sent to Sabah for use this month, which was received last week as planned by the National Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force and state health authorities.He also said the state will ask its government-linked companies to use part of their profits to get their staff and workers vaccinated and donate the remaining supply to members of the public who are eligible.
“We are aware that a significant amount of their workforce — 80 per cent — are foreign workers, so taking this on as a charity or Corporate Social Responsibility programme will help the state. The state government will consider allowing these companies who can vaccinate all their employees and families to operate at 100 per cent workforce capacity,” he said.
“The virus’ ‘playing field’ has expanded and now it is more difficult to rein in. Our strategy now is to vaccinate every adult as soon as possible so that the virus will run out of victims or have fewer victims to infect.
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