Khairy filed a defamation suit against Lokman Adam, Ustaz Abu Syafiq
KUALA LUMPUR: Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has filed a defamation suit against Datuk Lokman Noor Adam and Mohd Rasyiq Mohd Alwi, also known as Ustaz Abu Syafiq over their social media comments on the COVID-19 vaccines. Khairy, 46, as the plaintiff, filed two suits separately at the High Court here today, through Messrs. Rashid Zulkifli […]
Frontliners in retail sector next
BENTONG: Almost 500,000 frontliners in the retail and distribution sector are expected to receive their Covid-19 vaccines next week, says Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. He said details of the programme are being finalised and vaccination would provide relief as well as protection to those who deal directly with the […]
State may up doses to 65,000 daily
KUCHING: The State Health Department director Datuk Dr Mohamed Sapian Mohamed is confident that Sarawakians will complete their two doses of Covid-19 vaccines by the second week of August. He revealed that the department was thinking of increasing the administration of the vaccines from 60,000 to 65,000 doses a day. He also said the Sarawak […]
Swift reopening expected after full vaccination
KUCHING: The decision by the federal government to consider allowing companies to resume full operations if all their workers had been fully vaccinated was a welcome news to the Sarawak Bumiputera Entrepreneurs Chamber (DUBS). Its president Datuk Abang Helmi Ikhwan said the move, when done in tandem with the nationwide vaccine rollout, would ensure a […]
Good to develop our own Covid-19 vaccines
KUCHING: Malaysia’s plan to develop its own Covid-19 vaccines is a strategic investment, said Dr Helmy Hazmi. The Associate Professor cum public health physician, who’s currently working in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), pointed out there were many benefits that the nation could gain from the move. He was […]
Penang scraps plan to buy vaccine
GEORGE TOWN: Penang has abandoned plans to procure its own Covid-19 vaccines as supply is no longer an issue, with the state government aiming to ramp up the daily vaccination rate to between 25,000 and 30,000 by July. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the federal government had made it clear that supply is not […]
Thumbs up for action against anti-vaxxers
By Nurin Yusrina KUCHING: Anti-vaxxers are being watched by the government for their anti-vaccine propaganda. Members of the public welcome a suggestion by the federal government to take action against anti-vaxxers. They said anti-vaxxers endangered the safety and health of the people by influencing them to refuse the Covid-19 vaccines. They agreed that it was […]
Acquire, distribute and use vaccines speedily
KUCHING: As soon as the Covid-19 vaccines were discovered and approved, state governments and private hospitals should have been allowed to purchase vaccines other than those used in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP). This was said by Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing in response to a recent announcement […]
Fast track vaccination programme not political
KUCHING: The acceleration of Covid-19 vaccines in Sarawak is not a political decision but a legal requirement and for the sake of public health, said Khairy Jamaluddin. The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (Pick) Coordinating Minister mentioned that by law, Sarawak would need to hold the state election within 60 days after the Emergency Ordinance ends […]
Vaccines stop the virus, not infection
KUCHING: Vaccines are not foolproof as its effectiveness depends on the individual’s immune system, said Prof Hsu Li Yang as reported by Straits Times. “For those whose immune systems are compromised, and even for those with otherwise normal immune systems, sometimes they are still not able to mount an adequate response even after exposure to […]
