The true spread of the more contagious Delta variant is unknown in Malaysia, while data on vaccine efficacy against Delta is only available for the Pfizer and AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines.
How many Covid-19 vaccine doses will be diverted to PIKAS? Malaysia had 3.2 million doses left in stock as of June 12; the manufacturing sector alone has 2.3 million workers.
Based on the experience of countries worldwide, positive rates as low as 1-3% are a better indication of the pandemic being under control; Malaysia’s current positive rate is about 7%.
Why is CITF diverting Covid-19 vaccines away from PICK when we have inoculated just a fraction of 9.4 million individuals who face the highest risk of developing severe disease or dying from the virus – the elderly and people with comorbidities or disabilities?
More than a third of Chile’s population received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, but the ease of movement restrictions led to a surge of Covid-19 cases and deaths.