JOHOR BARU: A total of 77,010 people in Johor have received their booster shots, says state health and environment committee chairman R. Vidyananthan.

       He said the booster shots were administered to those who had been fully vaccinated since Oct 13 this year.

       “At the moment, the booster shots being administered are Comirnaty vaccine recipients who have received their second dose at least six months ago. This also includes Sinovac vaccine recipients who received their second dose at least three months ago.

       “The booster shots are prioritised for frontliners, both medical and security; senior citizens who are 60-years-old and above, those aged 40 and above, as well as those aged 18 and above with comorbidities,” he said.

       He said this in response to questions from Jimmy Puah Wee Tse (PH-Bukit Batu), Ng Yak Howe (PH-Bentayan), Dr Faizul Amri Adnan (PH-Serom), Yeo Tung Siong (PH-Pekan Nanas) and Cheo Yee How (PH-Perling), who asked about updates on the booster shots.

       Vidyananthan also said private clinics were roped in to administer booster shots.

       “Government facilities are administering the doses for frontliners in their respective facilities. The health facility of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) is administering the doses for MAF frontliners.

       “Those who are eligible to get the booster shots would be notified through MySejahtera and a text message,” he added.