THE government has established “Guidelines to Determine List of Front-liners” to avoid queue jumping under the Covid-19 vaccination programme, said coordinating minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin.

Khairy who is also Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, said the decision was made at the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV) meeting.

The guidelines, in which the guidelines would provide details on front-liners, have been signed by him and Health Minister Dr Adham Baba and uploaded on www.vaksincovid.gov.my. They guidelines are also found on the websites of both ministries, he added.

“So the question of cutting queue will not arise as personnel of vaccination dispensing centres (PPV) have been told to follow the guidelines. The guidelines will clearly state who is eligible and who is not yet eligible for the vaccination under phase one,” he was speaking at a joint media conference with Adham Baba after attending the JKJAV meeting in Putrajaya today.

Khairy said the government is also considering issuing compound on those found cutting queue to receive the Covid-19 vaccine and that more authority maybe given to the Health Minister to impose the compound.

Commenting on the matter, Adham Baba said there are provisions in the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1998 (Act 342) to enable any individuals who obstruct efforts to prevent diseases to be brought to court.

In this regard, Khairy called on the people to channel their complaints on queue cutting to enable more front-line workers to receive the vaccination.

He also said that JKJAV had agreed to form a sub-committee to look into requests and applications for new categories of people who want to be qualified as front-liners. – Bernama, March 1, 2021.