PICKids extended till May 31
KUCHING: Good news for parents whose eligible children have yet to receive their their COVID-19 vaccination under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids). The deadline for the vaccination has been extended to May 31. “Please note that the deadline for the first dose of two-dose COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 […]
COVID-19 National Immunisation Programme for Children ends on Sunday
KUCHING: Parents have been urged to take the opportunity to protect their children from Covid-19 as the registration for the first dose under the COVID-19 National Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) will be closed on Sunday (May 15). Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has recently posted in his Twitter account that apart from COVID-19, the vaccination […]
PICKids toughens kids against coronavirus
By Gabriel Lihan KUCHING: With the country now in the endemic phase of COVID-19, the public, especially parents, need to have heightened awareness of the importance of being vaccinated. Hence, in this article, Norhafizah Yusof of the Malaysia Information Department Sarawak, shares the importance of getting young children inoculated. So far, we have seen the […]
No more free jabs for children
KUCHING: After May 15, 2022, there will be no more free COVID-19 vaccination for children aged five to 12, revealed Deputy Premier, Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian. He said as for now, 286,000 for children of this aged group in the state had received the first dose. “Another 8000 still need to get their vaccination […]
More vaccine doses arrive for PICKids
KUCHING: More batches of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines arrived at the Kuching International Airport (KIA) yesterday evening. Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said some 54,000 doses of the vaccine would be for the children aged five to 11 under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids). “Thanks to Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin […]
Sinovac vaccine for children aged five to under 12 in Sarawak
MIRI: The Ministry of Health (MoH) recently approved the administration of Sinovac vaccine for children aged five to under 12. According to Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) on Tuesday (March 8), Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) minister in-charge Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin stated that parents who wished to have their children vaccinated with […]
Sinovac vaccine for children at selected PPVs today
PUTRAJAYA: Children aged five to 11 will be offered the CoronaVac vaccine produced by Sinovac, if parents object to them receiving the Comirnaty vaccine due to growing concerns over mRNA vaccines. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said that from today, the Ministry of Health (MOH) would start offering the (non-mRNA, protein-based) CoronaVac […]
Covid-19 vaccine for children: Walk-ins from March 5
KUCHING: Parents and guardians can now bring their children who have yet to be vaccinated to selected vaccination centres (PPV) on a walk-in basis starting from Saturday (March 5). Deputy Director of the State Health Department (Public Health) Dr Rosemawati Ariffin disclosed that among the PPVs involved are Dewan Suarah Sibu (Sibu, Kota Samarahan Health […]
Chung Hua readies primary children for class with vaccine
BY MOHD ZAHID AHMAD ZAKI KUCHING: About 83 per cent of children aged between seven and 12 in Chinese primary schools (SJK (C)) Chung Hua Nos.1 to 6 have been vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus. Their management committee chairman Datuk Jonathan Chai said the target was to ensure students get at least one dose of […]
Bomba wants to ensure success of PICK
MIRI: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) will continue to assist in the delivery of Covid-19 vaccines to Sarawak’s interior communities. Sarawak Bomba director Datuk Khirudin Drahman stated that Bomba would provide logistics as required by the Health Department and Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to ensure the success of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme […]
