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Khairy: Penang teens to get Covid-19 jabs in two more weeks, other states to find out next week

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin says adolescents in Penang will start getting their Covid-19 vaccinations in the next two weeks. — Bernama pic

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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — Adolescents in Penang will start getting their Covid-19 vaccinations in the next two weeks, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced today.

He said the vaccinations will be done at schools and that students will be given appointments based on a predetermined priority list, adding that further details will be announced soon.

“I will also announce the schedule for teenage vaccinations in other states next week,” he said in a joint press conference with Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow that was broadcast live from George Town.

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