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Taking charge of our destiny

BY ANTHONY SINGON & ARIANNA ARISSA THE Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government is determined to preserve the sovereignty and security of the state from any form of threat. This is to safeguard the state’s harmony, peace and stability for the people of Sarawak to prosper and live in peace. In April this year, the state […]

A public health expert’s view on booster shots

KUCHING: Will booster shots help the public ride through Covid-19 when it is declared endemic? According to public health expert Prof Datuk Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman, this depended on the efficacy of the vaccine and the epidemiological pattern — how it spreads and what factors affect the spread in a given population. “Transmission risk is […]

Booster shots should include everyone

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah welcomes the government’s decision to start administering Covid-19 vaccine booster shots. However, the Sarawak Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family, and Child Development Minister said the shots should also include others in the population besides frontliners and the elderly. “Research has shown that the span of immunity of certain vaccines is […]

Booster shot beneficial

Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi

KUCHING: A Covid-19 vaccine booster shot will be beneficial, says Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. The Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and DBKU) believed that there should be no issue in making the booster shot mandatory. “This is part of the government’s efforts to increase the level of antibodies, especially in […]

Mahathir ‘endorses’ Abang Johari’s idea

KUCHING:  The ‘vaccinate first, register later’ approach, adopted by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg in combating the Covid-19 pandemic has attracted attention in Malaya. Abang Johari first announced the approach during his visit to Kapit on June 7. Today, former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, when appearing as a guest in […]

All types of vaccines serve same purpose

BINTULU: All types of Covid-19 vaccine, including Sinovac and Pfizer-BioNTech, used in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme serve the same purpose, said Bintulu Division Health Officer Dr Melvin Chung Hsien Liang. He said however, his party would be powerless to intervene on the public’s choice of vaccine. “If they are not satisfied with the given […]

Senior citizens in care centres not side-lined in vaccination exercise

MELAKA: The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development has denied allegations by some quarters, claiming that senior citizens placed in care centres nationwide have been side-lined in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Its minister, Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun, said a total of 180,933 out of 1.86 million registered senior citizens had received both […]

252 senior citizens receive Pfizer jabs

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 […]

7,000 expected to receive jab

SIBU: The vaccine is expected to be administered to around 7,000 residents in this district during the third phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, which begins Tuesday (May 18) until May 29. Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee said this during a visit to the vaccination centre at the Sibu Indoor […]

Over 700 second-phase recipients in Bau jabbed

BAU: Over 700 senior citizens and high-risk individuals here received their Sinovac vaccine as part of the Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme Phase II recently. All of the vaccine recipients have received their appointment details via the MySejahtera application. The programme took place at Dewan Perdana of the Fire and Rescue Academy Malaysia Sarawak Region, and […]