Sarawak to lead the way with booster vaccine
By Petronella Felix The state will begin administering the booster shots next month KUCHING: Sarawak will be the first state to administer the Covid-19 booster shots next month, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said priority would be given to high-risk individuals comprising those aged above 60 years and people with serious comorbidities. “This was […]
Virtual assessment centres to speed up Covid-19 testing
KUCHING: Virtual Covid-19 Assessment Centres (CAC) will be established in Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu and Miri to speed the Covid-19 testing and isolation process. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin added that the virtual CACs would be set up in these major cities and towns because they had better technology coverage. “There is no need to go to […]
MoH no longer using herd immunity formula
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is no longer using the conventional formula of achieving at least 80 percent herd immunity among the country’s adult population in curbing the spread of Covid-19. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the world’s health experts had now stopped using this formula and were instead focusing on vaccinating as many people […]
Supply of Covid-19 vaccine sufficient for booster dose, adolescent immunisation programme
PUTRAJAYA: The supply of Covid-19 vaccine for the booster dose and National Covid-19 Adolescent Immunisation Programme (PICK) is adequate, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. “In terms of supply, God willing, we have enough,” he told a press conference in conjunction with the kick-off of the adolescent immunisation programme at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Putrajaya Precinct […]
New MySejahtera features very convenient, useful
BY UMIE SYAZWANIE MOHD MEMBERS of the public are delighted with the updated location tracking smart app MySejahtera application that makes it easier for users to access the status displays for risk level and vaccination status. The improvements include check in and check out features that will ease data collection for contract tracing. The new […]
MOH mulls study facility equivalent to federal training prize for contract doctors
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is mulling to allow contract medical officers to pursue a specialist or Master’s degree with a study facility equivalent to the Federal Training Prize made available to permanent medical officers, the Dewan Rakyat was told. Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said it was one of the measures to ensure the […]
MOH targets bed ratio of 2.08 to 1,000 residents by end of 12MP
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is targeting a hospital bed ratio of 2.08 bed to 1,000 residents by the end of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the ratio achieved in 2020 which was end of the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP) was 2.01 […]
Be transparent with plans, strategies
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii has reiterated his call for the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to be transparent with their plans and strategies in handling Covid-19 in Sarawak, including laying out a clear policy on the booster shot. He said that merely talking about living with Covid-19 […]
Expedite vaccination for adolescents
KUCHING: The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) have been urged to expedite the Covid-19 vaccination process for adolescent children. In making this call, Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said that while he is glad that vaccination among adolescents has started in Sarawak, it has to be expedited in order […]
Dept constantly monitoring situation
KUCHING: The State Health Department is continuously monitoring the Covid-19 situation in Sarawak including carrying out improvement measures according to the current situation. Its director Datuk Dr Mohamed Sapian Mohamed said that the usage of Antigen Rapid Test Kit (RTK) will be used widely throughout the state to identify positive cases at a fast rate […]
