Top Glove net short position stood at 2.44% of the total net short position or 199.59 million shares. This was followed by Kossan's 2.02% or 51.59 million shares, Hartalega's 1.29% or 43.88 million shares and Supermax's 0.99% or 26.67 million shares.

Feb 19, the four major rubber-glove makers topped the Net Short Selling List on Bursa Malaysia.

Last week a total of 5.35 million Top Glove shares worth RM32.81 million were sold short, while Supermax saw 3.53 million shares worth RM21.02 million shorted.Hartalega saw 2.03 million worth RM25.26 million shorted during the same five-day period, while Kossan only saw 1.43 million worth RM5.77 million sold short.

The three largest glove makers on Bursa Malaysia made up more than half or 56% of the total RSS value of RM55.5 million.

Investors also shorted 712,200 shares of Hartalega Holdings Bhd worth RM8.35 million making it the runner-up in terms of value in today's RSS list.

Supermax Corp Bhd which saw 1.31 million worth RM7.24 million sold short.

Velesto Energy Bhd came in second with an RSS volume of 2.44 million shares

Top Glove registers highest RSS volume and value.Shares worth RM55.5 million were sold short today, with volume leader Top Glove Corp Bhd accounting for 2.63 million shares, according to data compiled by Bursa Malaysia.The shorted shares of the rubber gloves' maker were worth RM15.31 million, the regulated short selling (RSS) data showed.

The decision was made after taking into consideration that a safe and Covid-19 free environment could only be achieved, when as many people as possible are vaccinated and the immunisation amidst the pandemic period now is done on humanitarian grounds. Khairy, who was interviewed through Skype, also explained that the free vaccines given to non-citizens was the government’s stance in the hope that other countries would make reciprocal decisions and assist Malaysians in their countries.

Clarified claims that Malaysia was quite late in receiving the Covid-19 vaccines compared to developed nations as well as neighbouring countries. This is because Malaysia is more focused on planning a more efficient and effective vaccination programme to be carried out throughout the year once the vaccines are received at the end of this month, Khairy said.We are not too slow like Australia, South Korea and Japan, which are still studying (suitable vaccines). I want to expedite the purchase and delivery process and, so far, according to the agreement signed, we will receive it in February. Indonesia got the Sinovac vaccine early, because it is a testing ground, of course, they will come first. Singapore is investing in the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and that’s why they received priority.

Khairy who is also the minister coordinating the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, said this during an interview on Bernama News Channel’s "Ruang Bicara" programme titled Vaksin: Kendurkan Ketegangan dan Kerisauan terhadap Covid-19 tonight.It was reported today that the government agreed to roll out the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme at the end of this month, with all foreign citizens residing in Malaysia also receiving free vaccines. Priority will be given to Malaysian citizens first, while the details and schedule for vaccination of foreigners would be announced later.

Earlier today Hajiji was reported as saying that the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is scheduled to arrive in Sabah this Thursday and he will be at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport here to receive it.Masidi said the initial planning for Phase 1 of the vaccination programme only included frontline health workers from the government and private sectors, as well as essential and defence personnel such as the police, army, fire and Immigration Department.The Sabah government will make careful consideration on giving vaccine shots to teachers with health comorbidities and other risk factors.

Masidi who is also the state government spokesperson for Covid-19, said the first delivery of the Covid-19 vaccine is expected to arrive in the state this Thursday (Feb 25). However, details such as the first individual to receive the vaccine shot and when it would be carried out were still in discussion.So far, 109 vaccine centres have been identified. The number of vaccination centres needed will be monitored from time to time by the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) at the respective district level.

On Feb 4 Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the government would start the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme from the end of this month, with the government targeting 80% of the country's population or 26.5 million individuals receiving the vaccines which are to be given free in three phases.The first phase from February to April is for a total of 500,000 frontline personnel directly involved in the fight against the pandemic. The second phase from April to August is for high-risk groups of senior citizens, aged 60 and above, and vulnerable groups with morbidity problems such as heart disease, obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure, as well as the disabled.The third phase is for adults, aged 18 and above, from this May to February next year.

Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor is scheduled to launch the state-level Covid-19 Vaccination Programme on March 4, said State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun.

For the record the Pfizer vaccine is also the first Covid-19 vaccine to be certified by the World Health Organization (WHO) for emergency use. Khairy also advised the people not to hesitate and worry about the level of safety of the vaccines that have been purchased because they have been certified free from any animal-related substances.
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MELAKA the state is also due to receive 10,000 Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine doses this Wednesday, before being administered to frontliners beginning Feb 28, under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.

Perak, Melaka to receive first batch of Covid-19 vaccine this Wednesday

Selangor state government planned to buy three to five million Covid-19 vaccine doses as an effort to control the spread of Covid-19, especially for people in Selangor including foreign workers.

Amirudin Shari said actual purchase amount of vaccines has yet to be decided as it involved a large quantity and high costs.If all goes well, we expect to receive the vaccine as early as May or June, and of course, the distribution, which will be done by the state government, is to speed up the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme,he said after launching the Preventing Outbreak at Ignition Sites (POIS) programme .

Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said two to five million Covid-19 vaccine doses procured by the state on its own are expected to arrive this May or June.

Yesterday state Health, Environmental Science and Green Technology committee chairman Mohd Akmal Kamaruddin was reported to have said that Perak is expecting to receive 79,560 Covid-19 vaccine doses under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.

Mior Faridalathrash said the date for the first phase of immunisation shots to frontliners including 10,924 Perak police personnel, will be announced soon by the MoH.He added that the police have registered the names of all the Perak contingent police and personnel for the Covid-19 shots.
On whether there were any police personnel who refused to be vaccinated, Mior Faridalathrash said there has been no problems so far and every recipient will be given a consent form by the MoH.It is understood that around 33,000 frontliners will be among the first to be vaccinated, while the rest may be given during the second and third phase,

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced that there are four vaccine storage centres in Perak, namely the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here, Teluk Intan Hospital, Taiping Hospital and the Armed Forces Hospital in Lumut.He said this to reporters after monitoring the compliance of the standard operating procedure on the first day of the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examinations at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Anderson here today.

The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine destined for Perak under the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme will be shipped out from Penang under tight security this Wednesday.Perak police chief Datuk Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said preparations have been made to provide security escort during the delivery of the vaccine from Bayan Lepas, Penang to the four vaccine storage centres in the state.

Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor is scheduled to launch the state-level Covid-19 Vaccination Programme on March 4, said State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun.

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Malaysia is not too late because we are adhering to the agreement. When we receive it (vaccine), we will be able to set up a vaccination programme. It is useless to have a lot of vaccines but cannot make effective injections. There are countries where the immunisation programme is a bit slow, and we are planning to finish it within 12 months.Khairy also shared his daily routine which is keeping in touch with the vaccine manufacturers to ensure they would arrive on time.

On Jan 8 Khairy announced that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine had been successfully registered by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA), thus giving conditional approval for the use of the vaccine in the country. Apart from Malaysia, 49 other countries have also approved the vaccine, and some have already started using it.

For the record the Pfizer vaccine is also the first Covid-19 vaccine to be certified by the World Health Organization (WHO) for emergency use. Khairy also advised the people not to hesitate and worry about the level of safety of the vaccines that have been purchased because they have been certified free from any animal-related substances.