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KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 1 — The government will issue a “guideline” soon that provides a clearer definition of who are the frontliners eligible for the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NICP).
Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology (Mosti) Khairy Jamaluddin said there was a need for a definitive guideline following reports that some politicians and their aides were given access to the vaccines last week.
The task force overseeing the programme had designated the first phase to mostly cater to health workers, with exceptions made for elected representatives and also teachers as schools began to resume this week.
“The task force has decided to issue a guideline that would provide a definitive list of who are the frontline workers eligible for the first phase of the NICP,” Khairy told a media briefing after attending the immunisation task force meeting here.
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