Vaccination promotional videos launched
MIRI: The divisional disaster management committee (DDMC) here launched four Covid-19 vaccination promotional videos today. Miri DDMC chairman Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusuf, who is also acting Miri Resident, said the videos aimed to provide information and awareness to the community. Three of the videos featured four important individuals — Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim […]
Jab registration at UTC and major markets
MIRI: The Miri City Council (MCC) has arranged for Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) Miri and the council’s major markets to assist the general public for Covid-19 vaccination registration starting from today. Miri City mayor Adam Yii Siew Sang in a statement today urged the general public to come forward for registration in view that the […]
Vaccinating all Sarawakians a big challenge
KUCHING: Vaccinating over two million Sarawakians is one of the biggest challenges for the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) as the target is to complete the programme by the end of this coming August. “We want to vaccinate the people as fast as possible, and the realistic target is to get it done by the […]
Tatau frontliners receive first dose of vaccine
TATAU: A total of 60 frontliners received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at Tatau Sports Hall today, during Tatau District’s first phase vaccination programme involving frontliners over two days (March 20 and 21). These frontliners comprised Ministry of Health (MoH) staff members, Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) personnel, police personnel, district office personnel, […]
Don’t fear vaccination
BINTULU: The local people have been told not to fear being vaccinated under the national Covid-19 immunisation programme. Bintulu Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said all citizens should be prepared to be vaccinated for personal protection and for the common good. Tiong, who is also Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to the […]
Low registration due to several factors
TATAU: The percentage of people who have registered for the Covid-19 vaccination is still low due to several factors, says Dr Tiong Chong Ying, a family physician at Tatau Health Clinic. She said one of the factors was that some senior citizens aged 80 to 90 thought that they did not need to be vaccinated […]
Government may pay victim if jab goes wrong
KUCHING: The federal government is looking into proposing a ‘compensation’ payment for any unprecedented incidents with regards to Covid-19 vaccination. Senior Minister of Works Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said this, however, is still at discussion stage as one of the proposed initiatives by the government to take responsibility on adverse events following the national Covid-19 […]
Petronas contributes essential items to frontliners
MIRI: Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) through its subsidiary, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB) today contributed essential items to some 600 healthcare workers and enforcement personnel involved in the Covid-19 vaccination drive here. The items include 4,500 face masks, 1,400 gloves, 500 sets of surgical gowns, disposable aprons, head and shoe covers, face shields, 70 bottles […]
Frontliners in Sarawak not threatened
KUCHING: There are no cases of medical frontliners being threatened for speaking up regarding the Covid-19 vaccination plan in Sarawak, said state Health Department director Dr Chin Zin Hing. Dr Chin said he has checked with the Health director-general’s office in Putrajaya regarding the issue. “The office’s special officer said it was a non-issue in […]
Sarawak MMA welcomes efforts to speed up vaccination
KUCHING: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA), Sarawak Branch welcomes all efforts to speed up the Covid-19 vaccination. Chairman Dr Teh Siao Hean was responding to Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who said that Sarawak was looking into the possibility of purchasing extra vaccine to step up the programme. The […]
