COVID-19 | Teachers with co-morbidity and at high risk of a negative outcome from a Covid-19 infection can be considered as a candidate for early vaccination ahead of schools reopening on March 8.

Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the government has received applications from various groups, including teachers, to be included in the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.

"The request from teachers is a reasonable one, seeing that schools will be reopened in March...