MASkargo to receive China's Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine today

SEPANG: The experience of managing the delivery of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines last Sunday, has contributed to the MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo) team being better equipped to handle the arrival of the next batch of vaccines from China's Sinovac today (Feb 27).

MASkargo chief operating officer Mohd Zulkefly Ujang said although the Sinovac type vaccine is handled differently than the PfizerBioNTech vaccine, with experience, some improvements have been designed that are mainly related to the process of transferring the vaccines from aircraft to trucks.

According to him, Malaysia Airlines flight MH318 with the "Jalur Gemilang" livery decoration, carrying an "Envirotainer" containing the Sinovac vaccines, will arrive at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at about 9 am today from Beijing, China.

"They (MASkargo staff) are highly motivated. They work from morning to evening, and are better prepared for the arrival of the second batch," he told Bernama yesterday when inspecting to the dry-run for the arrival of the Sinovac vaccines here.