The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has welcomed the announcement of the Public-Private Partnership Covid-19 Industrial Immunisation Programme (Pikas) by the government, as over 1,200 companies nationwide have indicated their interest in participating in such a programme.

FMM president Soh Thian Lai said they had mobilised their network of branches nationwide since mid-May 2012 to get manufacturing companies to participate, and found over 1,200 companies with more than 180,000 employees keen on Pikas.

“This programme is timely for the manufacturing...