Science, technology and innovation minister Dr Adham Baba said the person will need to bring documents or certificates as proof that they had obtained the vaccine abroad to assess the authenticity of the type of vaccine received.

“After getting confirmation from the PKD, the state health department will send (information and data) to the Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) in Putrajaya.

“The centre will then inform MySejahtera to update and issue a digital certificate in the app.

“Regardless of the person’s nationality, what is most important is that we want to confirm whether or not the vaccination certificate issued abroad was genuine and to find out the type of vaccine received,” he told reporters after visiting the vaccination centre at the Austin International Convention Centre here today.

He added those who had been vaccinated and were required to enter Malaysia to revitalise the country’s economy would have their vaccination certificate validated by health officials at the country’s entry points.

Commenting on tourists set to arrive in Langkawi from Sept 16, Adham said health officials would be placed at the island’s entry points to track down tourists who had completed their Covid-19 vaccination.

“We will inform them to comply with SOPs,” said Adham, who is the co-chairman of the Covid-19 immunisation task force (CITF).

Meanwhile, he said as of yesterday, 36.1 million doses of vaccine had been dispensed throughout Malaysia, with 20.4 million people having received the first dose while 67.4% have completed both doses of Covid-19 vaccination.

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