155 inoculated under NCIP
DALAT: A total of 155 people, mostly senior citizens, received Covid-19 vaccine here today in line with the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NCIP). The event was held at Stadium Perpaduan Dalat from 7am to 12 noon, with the vaccine being administered based on the manual list of registered recipients. It involved 24 Ministry of Health […]
Kuching old folks home residents get vaccine jabs
KUCHING: Fifty-eight out of 59 senior citizens of old folks home Rumah Seri Kenangan (RSK) here have been vaccinated. The only one who missed out was not eligible due to health factors, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “I requested counselling be provided in which two counsellors […]
PBDS Baru urges state govt to expedite vaccination programme
KUCHING: Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak Baru (PBDSB) has called upon the state government to expedite the Covid-19 vaccination programme in the state. Its president Bobby William said the state government seemed to have been very slow in carrying out the vaccination programme for Sarawakians, especially in the rural areas which are currently most affected based […]
Register for AstraZeneca vaccine tomorrow
SIBU: Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee has urged local residents aged 60 and above to register for the AstraZeneca (AZ) Covid-19 vaccine through the website www.vaksincovid.gov.my starting tomorrow (Sunday). He made the call during a visit to the vaccination centre at the Sibu Indoor Stadium here today (May 22) Dr […]
Council launches vaccination awareness programme
KUCHING: The Kapit District Council, in partnership with the Divisional Disaster Management Committee, today launched its ‘Get Your Vaccine, Stop Covid-19’ programme which will be held in Kapit, Song and Belaga districts until July 31. The programme intends to boost the number of registrations for Covid-19 vaccine recipients and offers services to the local community […]
Miri registers over 61 percent eligible recipients
KUCHING: Miri Division has a registered 61.4 percent of its residents for the Covid-19 vaccination using the MySejahtera application. This equates to 158,963 people aged 18 and above in the division who have registered for the ongoing vaccination programme. Minister in-charge of Miri division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC), Datuk Lee Kim Shin said it was […]
Set up more vaccination centres
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kuching Branch wants the government to set up more vaccination centres to expedite the Covid-19 vaccination process. “We would also like the government to consider letting the public choose their preferred vaccine,” said its deputy chairman Bong Lian Huan today. “I think this is also one of the fastest […]
Jab registration in Mukah ‘quite high’
MUKAH: The number of people who have registered for Covid-19 vaccine in this district is quite high, said Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi. However, he did not give any estimated figure when making random comparison with other areas in Sarawak. Nevertheless, he called on the people here in his constituency who have not registered for […]
Early Raya cheer for senior citizens
KUCHING: A 99-year-old woman, Rokiah Ibrahim and a 102-year-old man, Ojen Liman at Kampung Lumba here have received Hari Raya goodies. Mayor of Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Datuk Wee Hong Seng recently handed over the goodies to them in conjunction with the forthcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri. With Wee were councillor Sufian Ateng and […]
Vaccination roll out in Bintulu
BINTULU: The second phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for the division has started today and will commence till April 26. The programme which is administring Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines is prioritising senior citizens aged 60 above, patients with chronic and high-risk diseases and persons with disabilities (PwD). Divisional Health officer Dr Melvin Chung said […]
