Community pharmacists now among first phase of vaccine recipients
PUTRAJAYA: Community pharmacists are now included in the list of frontliners who will be vaccinated under the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV) meeting held today has agreed to include community pharmacists in Category 2 of the guidelines to determine list of frontliners under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. The […]
276 frontliners receive vaccine
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Some 276 frontliners in Kota Samarahan received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine today (March 6). According to Kota Samarahan health clinic medical officer Dr Wong Kung Yee, these included nurses, health officers, doctors, police officers, and other personnel from various agencies and departments. He also revealed that 740 people will get […]
Headmaster lauds move to include teachers in first phase of vaccination
BINTULU: Headmaster of Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Kelawit, Tatau, Janudin Abdul Rahman has lauded the government for its recent announcement on including teachers in the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. “Teachers and school staff should be included in the first phase of the vaccination programme. They would feel safe going back to the […]
4,000 frontliners in Serian to be vaccinated
KUCHING: More than 4,000 frontline workers in Serian division will receive the Covid-19 vaccine during the first phase of vaccination starting at the end of this month. Serian Resident Tuah Suni said the first phase will involve frontline staff consisting of medical workers, police, Armed Forces, Civil Defense Force and others. “However, it also depends […]
Sarawak journalists to be vaccinated under first phase of Covid-19 immunisation
KUCHING: Journalists in Sarawak will receive the Covid-19 vaccine under the first phase of the immunisation programme, according to the Federation of Sarawak Journalists Association (FSJA). FSJA president Jacqueline David Impi said today journalists were also regarded as frontliners as they had to go down to the ground to file reports. About 150 journalists are […]
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 […]
MOH ready to implement first phase of national immunisation plan
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) is prepared to implement the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Plan, once the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are in Malaysia on Feb 26, said Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said the vaccine delivery dry runs to Belaga Health Clinic in Sarawak on Jan 29 and Bintulu Hospital on […]
First phase of Tasik Biru resort city soon
BAU: Construction of the first phase of Tasik Biru Resort City will commence soon, said Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep. The implementation of the project is possible because it is located on state landm he pointed out. “Other development projects are not on state land because they fall under the mining lease. “Therefore, […]
