Standing fans for jab centre
KUCHING: The Covid-19 vaccine distribution centre at the Tatau Sports Hall will have an additional two units of heavy standing fans which will provide a more comfortable environment for medical staff as well as vaccine recipients. The fans were distributed by Tabau Plantation Sdn Bhd and were handed over to the Tatau District Office on […]
AstraZeneca open for registration in Kuching, Miri
KUCHING: Those from Kuching and Miri who want to take the AstraZeneca (AZ) Covid-19 vaccine can now register for it. National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin said registration will be open tomorrow. “The second round of AstraZeneca opt-in will open at 12pm (1200hrs) on Sunday, May 23 at vaksincovid.gov.my. “This will only be […]
Set up more vaccination centres
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kuching Branch wants the government to set up more vaccination centres to expedite the Covid-19 vaccination process. “We would also like the government to consider letting the public choose their preferred vaccine,” said its deputy chairman Bong Lian Huan today. “I think this is also one of the fastest […]
Fake news on post-injection effects refuted
MIRI: Senior vaccinees who had gotten their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at Eastwood Hall vaccination centre here said they had not experienced any negative symptoms or discomfort, so they advised against being influenced by fake news. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin found this out after listening to several senior vaccinees during his […]
Vaccination for migrants crucial
BY NINA MUSLIM This is the first of two articles on the Covid-19 vaccination of migrants. Ensuring migrants have equal access to the Covid-19 vaccine is crucial to gain control of the coronavirus, despite calls to have non-citizens pay for them or sideline them all together, experts say. Datuk Dr Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus, president of Mercy […]
120 elderly persons get first dose jab
MUKAH: A total of 120 senior citizens were given the first dose of Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine under phase two the National Immunisation Programme held at Dewan Suarah Mesra here on Friday. The inoculation exercise was carried out smoothly, and there was no report of immediate critical effect on the recipients. Mukah Resident cum Mukah Division […]
Evaluating effectiveness, protection of boosters
KUCHING: Based on recent observations and development of vaccines and varying results, experts have propounded the possibility that booster doses of the Covid-19 vaccine may be needed to provide effective protection against other variants of the virus. In saying this, Sarawak Covid-19 Vaccine Advisory Group (Scovag) chairman Prof Datuk Dr Andrew Kiyu Dawie Usop said […]
Decision on AstraZeneca vaccine in two weeks
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will decide on whether Malaysia can continue to use the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine or not at the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV) meeting in two weeks time. Coordinating Minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin said during the meeting, the government would scrutinise any additional information […]
Sarawak awaits Putrajaya to speed up delivery of vaccine
KUCHING: Sarawak has forwarded an appeal to Putrajaya to speed up its Covid-19 vaccine supply to the state. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas who is also Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman said he personally forwarded the request to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin during the latter’s visit to the Kuching […]
About 2 mln rural folks have registered for Covid-19 vaccination
DUNGUN: About two million rural people have registered as vaccine recipients under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, said Deputy Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad. He said, however, the number only represented one-third of the total number of rural people and the ministry was trying its best to get the rest of them on board, with […]
