Government agencies to be mobilised for vaccination
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said government agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and community leaders will be mobilised to get the public to register themselves for Covid-19 vaccinations. He said also to be mobilised were village heads and village development and security committees to lure the people in rural areas in Sabah and Sarawak, […]
Some eager to be vaccinated while others are not
By Crystal Wong KUCHING: The Covid-19 vaccination programme in Malaysia is scheduled to start next month. It will consist of three phases. The first phase will be for the frontliners, followed by the higher risk population, especially those who are old, those with high cholesterol and diabetes and lastly, the lower risk population. Although there […]
Registration for Covid-19 vaccination to start in March
KUALA LUMPUR: Registration for Covid-19 vaccination to members of the public is expected to kick off in March and this will be on a volunteer basis, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said there are five ways for the public to sign up for the vaccine, including via the MySejahtera application. “If […]
Discussion on state’s vaccination plan on Feb 15
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will meet next Monday (Feb 15) to discuss the state’s Covid-19 vaccination plan. Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas in disclosing this, said it would include updating the publicity of the State Health Department’s vaccination programme. “It aims to convince not only senior citizens but all Sarawakians […]
Sarawak to have own vaccination programme
KUCHING: The Sarawak government is working closely with the Ministry of Health Malaysia (MoH) to facilitate the vaccination programme for the state. Local Government and Housing Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said the state government is adjusting the national vaccination programme to suit Sarawak better. He pointed out that the lack of medical […]
Registration for Covid-19 vaccination should be through people-friendly methods
KUALA LUMPUR: Registration for the Covid-19 vaccination, which is expected to open soon, should use simple methods that are people-friendly and can be accessed by all levels of the society to ensure that no one is left out, medical experts say. Apart from MySejahtera, they suggested other ways and methods should also be considered, especially […]
MOH needs 12 million ‘low dead-volume’ syringes for Covid-19 vaccination
MELAKA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) needs 12 million ‘low dead-volume’ syringes to vaccinate 20 per cent of the country’s population, or six million people, under the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation programme beginning end of this month. Its Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the syringe type is needed as the […]
Public on board with free vaccine
KUCHING: Some 26.5 million Malaysians are expected to receive the free Covid-19 vaccine by the end of the month. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin stated that the vaccine is a crucial in the fight against Covid-19, with the first batches from Pfizer and BioNTech to arrive soon. The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme would be […]
Malaysia’s biggest vaccination effort
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme which is set to roll out at the end of this month is the biggest vaccination effort ever implemented in Malaysia, according to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said 80 percent of the country’s population, or approximately 26.5 million people, are expected to receive the vaccine free […]
Go for alternatives
KUCHING: While prioritising the people’s health, the government should not adopt a total lockdown as a way out in view of the spike in new Covid-19 cases in the country. The country does not have to undergo another lockdown, but the government or the Ministry of Health (MoH) needs to address the problem by looking […]
