Register your parents through MySejahtera
KUCHING: Members of the public are urged to assist their parents who do not have their own smartphones to register for the Covid-19 vaccination. State Health Department director Dr Chin Zin Hing said this could be done through the MySejahtera application, which has been updated. “Those who live in rural areas or outside the city […]
Over 15,000 residents have registered for the vaccine
BAU: More than 15,000 residents in Bau District have registered for the Covid-19 vaccination, said Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep. He hoped that more residents would register for the free vaccine. “Bau has a population of around 62,000. We aim for 40,000 residents here to register for the vaccination because they might choose […]
Vaccination in Bintulu from March 5-11
TATAU: The Covid-19 vaccination programme for Bintulu division is expected to run from March 5 to 11, said Bintulu Disaster Management Committee chairman Jack Aman Luat. He revealed this during the Covid-19 vaccination simulation training session at the Tatau Sports Hall here today. Jack, who is also Bintulu Resident, added the programme would start with […]
Don’t deny vaccine to pregnant, breastfeeding women
KUCHING: Pregnant and breastfeeding women must be allowed to get the Covid-19 vaccine if they want to, said Sarawak General Hospital Obstetrics and Gynaecology registrar Dr Abigail Rembui Jerip. “I think pregnant and breastfeeding mothers should be allowed to be vaccinated. The move by the Ministry of Health (MoH) further fuels unnecessary and baseless fear […]
Vaccine benefits outweigh risks
KUCHING: The benefits of the Covid-19 vaccine outweigh its risks, said Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii. “One thing we must remember — a safe vaccine does not mean it is 100 percent free of adverse effects. Vaccine offers protection, and like an air bag in a car, it may cause some burns or wounds, […]
More vaccine doses on the way
BY CLEMENT ERIK WONG & TANIA LAM KUCHING: Sarawak can look forward to receiving more batches of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the coming weeks. Following the arrival of the first batch of 23,400 vaccine doses today, State Health Director Dr Chin Zin Hing said subsequent batches of the vaccine would be arriving in the […]
Ignore negative view on vaccine
DEBAK: The Covid-19 vaccine is not administered at random. It will be inoculated with care but there are still who still raise doubts about it among the community. Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam said the vaccine was even taken by most countries, including developed countries. According to him, rumours that some residents who refused to […]
Villagers keenly await Covid-19 vaccination
KUCHING: The majority of villagers in Kampung Haji Baki Block C are excitedly waiting to receive their Covid-19 vaccination. The village development and security committee (JKKK) has been distributing the registration form for the vaccination since Feb 18. Its secretary Fadillah Sulaiman said some of the villagers are still apprehensive about getting vaccinated. “There are […]
MySejahtera enables registration for vaccination
KUCHING: Registration of the Covid-19 vaccine is now available on all devices running on iOS, Android and Huawei’s operating system through the MySejahtera mobile application. The MySejahtera mobile application has been updated with an additional option to allow users to register for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. The latest update started today after Malaysia received its […]
MoH to assess the need to vaccinate recovered patients
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MoH) will assess the need of Covid-19 patients who have recovered to receive vaccination against the virus, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Dr Noor Hisham said the antibodies generated by former patients who experienced level one to level three of the infection with mild or no […]
