Medical personnel prepare to administer the vaccine to Abang Johari at the live telecast event.
KUCHING (Feb 26): Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg today received his first Covid-19 vaccine dose at the Petra Jaya health clinic here, spearheading the first phase of the Sarawak Covid-19 vaccination programme.
He arrived at the clinic at 3pm sharp, and was accompanied by Deputy Chief Ministers Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan and Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, Local Government and Housing Minister Dato Sri Dr Sim Kui Hian and Sarawak Health Director Dr Chin Zin Hing.
Abang Johari was immediately seated, and was asked to review his consent form before receiving his jab of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.
The first 23,400 doses of the vaccine arrived on Wednesday, with more doses scheduled to arrive in the state all through March.
Next in line was Awang Tengah, followed by Dr Sim and Dr Chin. Uggah had to forgo the vaccination today due to a certain medical condition.
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