KOTA KINABALU: A total of 132 remote villages in Sabah required the services of the Combat Medic Vaccination Team (CMVT) to carry out the Covid-19 immunisation programme in the area, said Senior Defence Minister, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Therefore, he said that a special committee will be formed to discuss the matter with the state government, including determining the villages that need to be given priority, to facilitate the movement of the team.
“This CMVT is established to vaccinate rural residents who do not have access, or have access but it is difficult to be reached by road, and takes about five to seven hours. By having the CMVT team, residents do not have to go out as the team will come to their villages,” he said.
He was speaking to reporters after inspecting the drive-thru vaccination programme for the Fifth Infantry Division, at the parade square, Third Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment at the Lok Kawi Camp today.
Ismail Sabri said that, thus far, the CMVT team in Sabah had started a tour to Kampung Long Pasia, Sipitang for two days ending yesterday, under the Jiwa Murni programme, to administer vaccines to residents in the area under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.
However, he said that only 227 residents were allowed to get vaccinated in the programme, and the CMVT team was directed to enter the area again to ensure all residents get vaccinated, and will even go from house to house to administer the vaccines.
“The CMVT team will continue the Jiwa Murni programme to administer the vaccines to the rural population in Inarad, near Tongod, which is scheduled to take place on July 20 and 21,” he said. — Bernama
