Its director Datuk Dr Kasemani Embong said of the total, 2,600 were inmates at the Marang Prison while the remaining 550 were at the Dungun Correctional Centre.
"Being behind bars does not mean they are safe from the Covid-19 virus. Therefore, we are speeding up this vaccination process to achieve 80% herd immunity in prison areas,” he told reporters after inspecting the vaccination programme at the Marang Prison here Monday. Dr Kasemani said there were 300 inmates at Marang Prison who would not receive the vaccine under the programme due to health problems.
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