Almost all Armed Forces personnel fully vaccinated, says Ismail Sabri
KUANTAN, Aug 12 — Almost all officers and personnel of the Malaysian Armed Forces involving 132,885 people have completed two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Ismail Sabri, who is also Minister of Defence, said the giving of vaccines to MAF personnel was seen as facilitating the frontline in carrying out their duties including conducting military training. “All our military personnel have completed the two doses of vaccine injections except those who are abroad to undergo courses and others. Now, we are in the process of vaccinating the families of military personnel.
“They are involved in national defence operations, So, indeed, we give priority for vaccinations to them as we fear they cannot be mobilised if anything happens ,” he told reporters after attending the Taming Sari Exercise 20/21 at the Marine Region 1 RMN Headquarters here, today. Also present at the programme were his deputy Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz, Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang, RMN chief Admiral Tan Sri Mohd Reza Mohd Sany, Army chief Gen Tan Sri Zamrose Mohd Zain and RMAF chief Gen Tan Sri Ackbal Abdul Samad. — Bernama
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