Its president Datuk Seri Ramli Yusuff said there are 900 security companies licensed by the Home Ministry across the country that provide security guards to various industries and government agencies.
Ramli said the association had written to the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme in February and appealed for priority vaccination for security guards. "We also wrote to Khairy Jamaluddin, the coordinating minister for the programme, on May 31 and we sincerely hope he will address our appeal. This appeal was also extended to the National Security Council," he added.
Ramli said an estimated 70,000 guards are deployed at shopping malls, retail areas, banks, other commercial places and residential complexes throughout the country while 50,000 others man hospitals and schools and other government-linked agencies.
Elderly citizen here still waiting for vaccination appointment under phase 2. As of today it's 116 days waiting.
Now calls 4 security guards 2b prioritised. Since govt's fickle-ways in handing out vaccines, there is now a 'stampede' 4 every1 2 say they shud b prioritised. Start wt d basics: register wt MySjh 1st. Perhaps now's d time 2 gv aptmnts based on 1st 2 register, 1st 2b vaxed.