Don’t be afraid of vaccination, rural folk told

JULAU: The interior community has been advised to support and not fear the vaccination programme as it is a protection against the Covid-19 outbreak, said Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang. The Deputy Health Minister also urged the community not to fall prey to fake news regarding the negative effects of vaccination that have been circulated on […]

MBKS setting up vaccine registration counters

KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) is setting up Covid-19 vaccine registration counters at Stutong Community Market and Bintawa Hawker Centre tomorrow (March 21). The counter at Stutong Community Market will be open from 8am to 11am while the one at Bintawa Hawker Centre will be open from 7.30am to 11am. Apart from this, the […]

Fatimah, others vaccinated second time

KUCHING: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah has received her second and final dose of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Stadium Perpaduan, Petra Jaya today. She had her first dose taken on Feb 27, and the second dose was administered after 21 days later as recommended by the […]

Over 100k registered for vaccination

MIRI: A total of 111,591 out of the population of 258,900 aged 18 and above in this division have registered for vaccination as of Wednesday. Of these, 66,904 registered through MySejahtera while the remaining 44,687 registered using manual forms. With a registration record of 42.10 percent of the total population so far, Miri Resident Office […]

Lukewarm response to jab registration

KUCHING: To date, the response rate of Malaysians registering for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme is still underwhelming. In saying so Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, stressed that Malaysians should not hesitate, but immediately join the registration queues. “Only 5.17 million or 21 percent have registered via MySejahtera, […]

District Office distributes Covid-19 immunisation forms

MUKAH: The local District Office recently took a pro-active step by distributing Covid-19 immunisation  forms to people in the vicinity of the town here as part of the efforts to expedite the registration process. It was meant for people who had not registered through the MySejahtera application. Mukah District Office staff distributed the forms from […]

Register for the Covid jab

KUCHING: Members of the public have been urged once again to register for the Covid-19 vaccination through the MySejahtera mobile application. Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman said although taking the jab is not mandatory, it is instrumental in containing the Covid-19 outbreak. “It is not mandatory but we encourage everyone to take the vaccine. The […]

Register your parents through MySejahtera

KUCHING: Members of the public are urged to assist their parents who do not have their own smartphones to register for the Covid-19 vaccination. State Health Department director Dr Chin Zin Hing said this could be done through the MySejahtera application, which has been updated. “Those who live in rural areas or outside the city […]

Over 15,000 residents have registered for the vaccine

BAU: More than 15,000 residents in Bau District have registered for the Covid-19 vaccination, said Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep. He hoped that more residents would register for the free vaccine. “Bau has a population of around 62,000. We aim for 40,000 residents here to register for the vaccination because they might choose […]

MySejahtera enables registration for vaccination

KUCHING: Registration of the Covid-19 vaccine is now available on all devices running on iOS, Android and Huawei’s operating system through the MySejahtera mobile application. The MySejahtera mobile application has been updated with an additional option to allow users to register for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. The latest update started today after Malaysia received its […]