Khairy Jamaluddin cites agreements with vaccine manufacturers that prioritise fulfilling the federal government’s orders before state governments, industries, private hospitals, and other parties.
Pregnant and breastfeeding women cannot select Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine on MySejahtera, but CITF will coordinate with hospitals and doctors to prioritise them for the shot.
Khairy Jamaluddin previously projected from June the administration of 160,000 daily Covid-19 vaccine doses with sufficient vaccine supply to match demand.
Only 475,984 people under Phase Two of PICK have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, or 5% of the targeted 9.4 million high-risk individuals.
Malaysia’s daily new Covid-19 infections per million people surpassed the US and UK -- which have high vaccination rates -- since May 10 and April 9 respectively.
MOH’s clinical guidelines do not recommend AstraZeneca or Sinovac vaccines for pregnant women, while for Pfizer’s vaccine, pregnant women are encouraged to discuss with their doctor the risks and benefits of Covid-19 vaccination.