THE Kedah government will receive 1.4 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine this month, which will be dispensed to the adult and adolescent population in the state.

Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said the state government is always committed to ensuring the state achieves 80% vaccination coverage, or herd immunity as soon as possible.

“The full vaccination rate in Kedah has surpassed 50%, while first-dose vaccination rate is now 62.8%,” he told a press conference after attending the opening ceremony of the first meeting of the fourth session of the 14th state assembly meeting in Alor Setar today.

On Pendang and Baling, which had recorded low vaccination rates at 44% and 48% respectively as of yesterday, Sanusi said an outreach programme would be implemented to encourage more people in the two districts to get vaccinated.

“When we announced the walk-in vaccination programme before, many people came but there was not enough vaccine. Now we have sufficient supply,” he added. – Bernama, September 20, 2021.