JULAU: A total of 252 senior citizens received the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the Julau Community Hall vaccination centre here on Tuesday (May 18).
Julau District Officer and director of the Julau District Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF), Khalid Andong, urged the people of Julau to always think positively and to welcome the government’s call to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
He said this was to achieve herd immunity in efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 in Sarawak and the rest of Malaysia as a whole.
“I hope that individuals who have not registered to be recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine yet will register through the MySejahtera application or at the website www.vaksincovid.gov.my.
“They can also register offline by visiting the District Office or the closest Health Clinic,” he said.
Among the vaccine recipients met were Tuai Rumah (Tr) Rengayan, 64, and Tr Magretta Tujang, 58. Each said they were honoured to be selected as recipients of the vaccine under Phase 2.
They also advised the community of Julau not to be afraid to receive the Covid-19 vaccine as it was safe.
Phase 2 of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme in Julau district received an encouraging response and was done in stages according to the vaccine supply received.
