A nurse holding a bottle of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Each bottle contains enough doses for six people with a jab each.
THE first phase of Covid-19 vaccination for frontliners is going on smoothly at Penang Hospital with 36 jabs administered per hour.
The hospital’s assistant director Dr Wong Khar Ming said all 5,000 staff members at the hospital are expected to be vaccinated by the third week of this month to ensure all-round protection.
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A nurse holding a bottle of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Each bottle contains enough doses for six people with a jab each.
The vaccine is drawn using a syringe with a larger needle (blue tip).
A hospital staff member posing for the camera behind a cardboard frame after vaccination at the Penang Hospital.
Dr Ajayan receiving his Covid-19 vaccine jab from a nurse. – Photos: ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star
The vaccine is then injected into the arm using a smaller needle (orange tip).
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