Target to get dogs vaccinated against rabies almost there
KUCHING: Sarawak’s Immune Belt Enforcement Team (IBET) has vaccinated 89 per cent of dogs in their assigned areas to curb rabies in the state. Minister of Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom lauded IBET for its effort in vaccinating dogs from Lundu to Lawas, covering a distance of more […]
Get vaccinated before travelling overseas
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians planning to visit countries affected by the monkeypox outbreak are advised to get vaccinated beforehand to protect themselves against the virus. Public health expert from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Prof Dr Malina Osman, said the Health Ministry (MOH) should come up with guidelines for those who […]
Get children vaccinated by end of May, parents urged
BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS AND ANNABELL NAJA TOMMY SEBUYAU: Parents have been urged to get their children vaccinated by the end of May. “The Ministry of Health (MoH) before this has offered the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine to children from five to 11 years old until today, which is May 16, but we are […]
Over 200k dogs vaccinated since rabies outbreak in 2017
KUCHING: The Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak (DVSS) has vaccinated a total of 8,210 dogs against rabies up to Sept 22 this year. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that the cumulative number of dogs vaccinated since the rabies outbreak in 2017 until this year totalled over 200,000. “The estimated dog population […]
Homeless individuals get vaccinated
BINTULU: Eighteen homeless people around the city received the CanSino Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday night (Sept 25). Three of them were vaccinated at the Bintulu Resident Office, seven at the Bintulu Esplanade while the other eight homeless received the vaccination at Medan Bintulu. Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Child Development, Datuk Seri […]
Almost all 16- to 17-year-olds in Sibu vaccinated
SIBU: Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee said almost all 16- and 17-year-old teenagers in the district have received their Covid-19 vaccination. Speaking during a livestream to provide an update on the Covid-19 situation in Sibu, he said the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) involving the said age group which was […]
Green light for state tourism, a boon to sector
KUALA LUMPUR: The green light for tourism activities within each state involving homestays and hotels for individuals who have been fully vaccinated under Phase Two and the subsequent phases of the National Recovery Plan (PPN) can benefit the tourism industry. The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac), in a statement, today said homestay and […]
All Miri’s 24 homeless vaccinated
MIRI: As of Sunday (Aug 8), a total of 24 homeless persons in this division have been vaccinated. Currently, all of them are being placed at a multipurpose hall of Kampung Pujut Tanjong Batu here and another temporary shelter at a community hall in Kampung Lereng Bukit while waiting for their second jabs. Welfare, Community […]
134 Ulu Bengoh Dam villagers jabbed
PADAWAN: A total of 134 villagers from the Ulu Bengoh Dam have received their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine last Saturday (Aug 7). The vaccination outreach programme was conducted at two locations, namely Kampung Nyegol and Kampung Muk Ayun at the Padawan sub-district. Mambong assemblyman and Transport Assistant Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil also […]
Plantation and foreign workers jabbed
SIBU: Four hundred and twenty-four people in the district have received their first Covid-19 vaccine dose at the mobile vaccination centre at Jalan Ding Lik Kong here. Sarawak Public Communication Unit (Ukas), in a news report on Monday (Aug 2), said the two-day walk-in vaccination programme started last Saturday (July 31). It added 176 people […]
