The Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force says Selangor received for state-wide distribution 615,210 vaccine doses as of June 1, the highest in Malaysia, followed by KL and Putrajaya with 578,130 doses, and Johor (370,680 doses).
The Selangor state government says it has only received about 615,000 vaccine doses as of June 1, not 2.9 million as alleged by the federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.
Selangor MB Amirudin Shari stresses the need for mass Covid-19 testing and vaccination, as well as financial aid for the B40 and improved access to education.
Selangor’s Covid-19 incidence rate, ICU admission rate, and death rate exceed national rates, though the state is not the worst in these indicators nationwide.
Selangor’s SELGATE Covid-19 vaccination programme is expected to begin in June; 3,500 companies, with almost one million workers, have registered interest to buy Covid-19 vaccines.