Herd immunity by August
MIRI: The state government is confident that Sarawak can achieve herd immunity against Covid-19 by August this year. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the ‘jab first, register later’ approach had proven to be effective. He said 1.5 million of the state’s population had received their first Covid-19 vaccine dose while 818,398 […]
Vaccination only way to stop Covid-19 infections
KUCHING: Vaccinating as many people as possible is the only way to control the spread of Covid-19, says Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing. “Movement control order (MCO) or conditional movement control order (CMCO) will not cut the chain of spread. Vaccines will,” the Deputy Chief Minister said on Monday (June 28). He said the […]
Mobile outreach vaccination team deployed in Mukah
200 longhouse residents get first jab DALAT: A total of 200 people from five longhouses have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine during the Covid-19 Vaccination Outreach Programme at Ulu Baoh near here on Friday. The programme, which was under Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) Dalat district, began at Rumah Simu with 37 […]
‘Jab first, register later’ approach may be abused
By Nurin Yusrina KUCHING: We may see significant cases of non-Malaysians adopting shortcuts to receive their Covid-19 vaccine if there are no proper remarks to protect the ‘jabbed first, register later’ approach, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing. Masing, who is also the Sarawak Border Security Committee (SBSC) chairman, […]
‘Inject first, register later’ method works
SIBU: The ‘inject first, register later’ method practiced by the mobile vaccination centre in Bawang Assan has been proven to speed up the vaccination process of residents in the area. This was pointed out by Sibu District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee during his visit to Dewan Suarah Sibu here, today. “The […]
‘Inject first, register later’ approach very helpful
SIBU: The ‘Inject first, register later’ approach recommended by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is very helpful to rural residents who face internet coverage problems, said Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee. He pointed this out when monitoring the vaccination process at the mobile vaccination centre at the […]
Thumbs-up to jabs without prior registration
KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth has lauded the suggestion for rural folks to be vaccinated without prior registration. Its secretary Bit Surang said the rural folk cannot depend on the MySejahtera application for registration due to unavailability of internet access and other constraints. “Thus, our Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg’s suggestion […]
Thumbs-up to get rural folk vaccinated first
KUCHING: Some members of the public are in favour of allowing rural folk to get vaccinated first and register later. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg recently stated that rural folk would not be turned away if they show up at vaccination centres (PPV) without prior registration. He noted that this was part […]
Jab first, register later brilliant, says rep
MIRI: Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau has described the “jab first, then register later” or walk-in approach as a brilliant strategy by the state government to inoculate the rural folks and achieve herd immunity against Covid-19. “It’s a good approach by our Chief Minister to get as many as possible of rural folks to get […]
