Government committed to vaccine rollout plan
KUCHING: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin hopes the Covid-19 vaccine registration process will be well-received by the people of Sarawak so that the state’s economic recovery can be expedited. “Now we are in the process of rolling out our vaccination plan. This has become a total commitment by the federal government and with state’s […]
Community internet centres to assist vaccine registration
KUCHING: The public now can seek assistance at community internet centres (PIKs) nationwide to register for the Covid-19 vaccination through the MySejahtera application. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said PIKs are mobilised as help centres in an effort to help the public, including senior citizens, who face difficulties registering through the app. “In […]
About 2 mln rural folks have registered for Covid-19 vaccination
DUNGUN: About two million rural people have registered as vaccine recipients under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, said Deputy Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad. He said, however, the number only represented one-third of the total number of rural people and the ministry was trying its best to get the rest of them on board, with […]
Bintulu attains 47.8 pct jab registration
BINTULU: A total of 47.8 percent or 93, 595 residents out of 195,700 residents have registered in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme through MySejahtera application and manual registration at the district office and health clinics. Its Resident, Jack Aman Luat hoped for the community leaders to help the community, especially senior citizens facing problems with […]
MPP continues to help register vaccination applicants
KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) will continue its efforts to assist the people in registering for the Covid-19 vaccination programme by holding registration sessions at markets over the next two Saturdays. The next registration session will be held at the 3rd Mile Sungai Maong Market this Saturday from 8am to 12pm, while the following session […]
Subis residents urged to register for vaccine
KUCHING: Residents of Subis District are urged to immediately register for the Covid-19 vaccine through the MySejahtera app. The Subis District Office in a statement said that as of Mar 23, a total of 4,596 persons in the district, or 26.9 percent, had registered through MySejahtera. “We hope that registrations through MySejahtera will continue to […]
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 […]
Deadline for vaccine registration
SELANGAU: The government is considering setting a deadline for registration of Covid-19 vaccine to help speed up the vaccination process. “If the registration deadline is not set, people will postpone registration and some may rush to register at the last minute. “This can complicate the work of the Ministry of Health as well as create […]
MP wants adequate vaccine quota for Bintulu
KUCHING: Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said he would communicate with the Health Ministry (MoH) regarding the quota of vaccine for Bintulu. He said this would include expediting the distribution of the vaccines and providing adequate quota so that the immunisation goal could be reached as soon as possible. “Vaccinations in Bintulu have […]
Vaccinating all Sarawakians a big challenge
KUCHING: Vaccinating over two million Sarawakians is one of the biggest challenges for the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) as the target is to complete the programme by the end of this coming August. “We want to vaccinate the people as fast as possible, and the realistic target is to get it done by the […]
