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111 in Long Bedian jabbed

BARAM: A total of 111 residents in Long Bedian received their Covid-19 vaccine as part of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme on Tuesday (June 15). The Sarawak Information Department (JaPen) in Long Lama said the programme was held at Long Bedian multipurpose hall vaccination centre. “The vaccination process began at 8am. There was an encouraging […]

No walk-in for jab in Serian

SERIAN: Folk here have been advised not to go to the vaccination centres (PPVs) unless they have already gotten an appointment. Serian District Officer Lim Hock Meng said vaccination on a voluntary or walk-in basis is not accepted at the PPVs. He said the vaccine is only for residents who have been given their appointment […]

Register if you have not

PUSA: Razaili Gapor has urged eligible vaccine recipients in Pusa to register themselves immediately if they have not done so. The Beting Maro assemblyman said based on the data obtained from the manual registration process, only 67 percent of those who were eligible to receive the vaccines had registered themselves. He pointed out that the […]

Siburan PPV to vaccinate 1,000 people daily

SERIAN: The vaccination centre (PPV) at the Siburan community hall is expected to vaccinate more than 1,000 people daily to speed up the vaccination process towards achieving herd immunity. The opening of the centre in Siburan today (June 12) received good response from the local community as they do not need to go far for […]

Many have not registered for jabs in Dalat

DALAT: Although the number of people who have registered for the vaccines in Dalat is encouraging, there are many who have yet registered for the jabs. Based on the data from the Dalat District Office and the Health Department, a total of 11,468 people (92.4 percent) have now registered for vaccination, said Minister of Welfare, […]

Herd immunity in Bau soon

KUCHING: Bau district has almost achieved its target of getting all its eligible population to register for the Covid-19 vaccines under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.    Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep said that 96 percent of the total population had already registered for the jabs. “The population at Bau district is at […]

600 licensed business operators have registered for jabs

MIRI: Miri City Council (MCC) has so far helped the operators and workers of more than 600 licensed premises register for the Covid-19 vaccination to expedite the inoculation programme. These premises, which were involved in the business sectors, were allowed to operate during the current movement control order (MCO), disclosed the council in a statement […]

Abang Jo: Jab first, register later for rural folk

Hybrid approach, jab first, registration later for rural community Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg KUCHING: The Sarawak government is going all out to ensure that all eligible Sarawakians, especially those in the rural areas, get the Covid-19 vaccine. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said those in the rural areas […]

Register now for vaccination: Lee

MIRI: Members of the public who have not yet registered for the Covid-19 vaccination are urged to do so immediately via the MySejahtera application. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who is also in charge of the Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) Miri, issued the reminder during his visit to the Miri National Youth Skills […]

Minister wants to see improvement to vaccination rate in Dalat

DALAT: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah says more needs to be done to improve the current vaccination rate of 6.46 per cent or 674 people from a total of 10,428 in this district who registered. Fatimah, who is also Dalat assemblywoman, said she fully supported the government’s […]