THE Transport Ministry has directed its agencies to collect the names of e-hailing drivers and p-hailing riders for Covid-19 vaccination.

Transport Minister Dr Wee Ka Siong said as frontline workers serving the public during the lockdown, they should also be given priority for shots to ensure their safety as well as that of their customers.

“There are some 100,000 e-hailing drivers and 50,000 p-hailing riders serving with Grab now.

“As I have announced before this, the scheduling process of vaccination for taxis and e-hailing drivers as well as p-hailing riders is underway, which will start with about 41,488 taxi and e-hailing drivers and 11,527 p-hailing riders,” he said on Facebook post tonight.

He said he understood that during the implementation of the movement control order, the transport sector remained an essential 24-hour service to ensure people nationwide could receive their daily necessities and goods, and for passengers to be able to travel.

Wee said his ministry was also working closely with the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force to arrange for group immunisation as early as possible.

“We expect and hope that with everybody’s cooperation, public transport drivers will be vaccinated by end of August,” he said. – Bernama, July 21, 2021.