Over 86% Of PROTON Staff Are Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19

PROTON has revealed that over 86% of its 8,486 staff are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subsequent to the second round of its PIKAS vaccination programme. Furthermore, 98% of PROTON employees have already received their first dose so the number of fully vaccinated will increase in the coming weeks. This result is in line with the company’s aim to achieve herd immunity in its chain of operations.

The vaccination drive was sited in its sports complex at the Tanjung Malim plant, which was repurposed into an industry vaccine dispensing centre (PPVIN) to vaccinate the staff and vendors based there. For the staff based in Shah Alam, they received their doses at the Shah Alam Convention Centre (SACC).

“PROTON is pleased to announce our PIKAS vaccination programme has been a resounding success. There are more than 60,000 people in our business ecosystem, including staff from vendors and dealers, so we are thankful to MITI, MOSTI and the Ministry of Health (MOH) for their guidance to coordinate such a mammoth task and ensuring everyone registered on MySejahtera has been given the vaccine,” said Dr Li Chunrong, Chief Executive Officer, PROTON.

“We estimate more than 80% of our operations chain would have received at least one dose of the vaccine by the end of August and this helps to ensure PROTON is able to hit the ground running once the automotive industry is given the green light to resume operations nationwide,” he added.

To prepare for this, PROTON has relooked at its business procedures to reduce the likelihood of infections being spread. Its retail operations have been further tightened to protect both customers and staff from infection. Meanwhile, production processes at all PROTON plants have been studied for any possible risk of infection to both downstream and upstream operations.

“PROTON is committed to helping Malaysia lower the number of COVID-19 infections to quickly achieve the milestones in the national recovery plan. We have created new processes in all areas, from our production lines to our corporate offices, ensuring a new and safer work environment. It also means strict new rules will be enforced throughout the company and measures such as virtual meetings and splitting work between home and the office will be the norm for the near future,” Dr Li Chunrong explained.