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Vaccination not to be blamed

KUCHING: Former Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Song Swee Guan’s swollen hand was not caused by the vaccination jab, said MBKS mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng. He said this to refute claims circulating among the public that Song was unwell after he was inoculated. “Some Councillors and I have met up with Datuk […]

Vaccination for migrants crucial

BY NINA MUSLIM This is the first of two articles on the Covid-19 vaccination of migrants. Ensuring migrants have equal access to the Covid-19 vaccine is crucial to gain control of the coronavirus, despite calls to have non-citizens pay for them or sideline them all together, experts say. Datuk Dr Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus, president of Mercy […]

Vaccinating everyone will create herd immunity

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KUCHING: Sarawakians have been urged to register to be given the Covid-19 vaccine. The purpose is to reach a critical mass of vaccinated people whose sheer number would enable them as a giant group to acquire herd immunity against the virus. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian noticed that last […]

Vaccination reduces severity of infection

KUCHING: While the efficacy of vaccination in preventing the Covid-19 infection ranges from 50 to 95 percent, it does importantly reduce the severity of infection by the virus, said Dr Liew Shan Fap. The Society of Private Medical Practitioner Sarawak (SPMPS) president pointed out that the vaccines approved by Ministry of Health (MOH) are proven […]

Number registered for Covid-19 vaccination still low

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of people who have registered for Covid-19 vaccination through the MySejahtera application is still low compared to the total number of Malaysians and non-citizens eligible to be vaccinated, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said that as of yesterday, only 7.6 million of the targeted 26.7 million people have […]

Register now for vaccination

KUCHING: Those who have not yet registered for the Covid-19 vaccination are urged to do so immediately and not wait until the very last minute. Minister of Local Government and Housing Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said that globally, there was a shortage of the vaccines. “It’s unlikely a country will get any more […]

Lee visits frontliners in second round of vaccination

MIRI: About 540 people were scheduled to receive their second doses of the Covid-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at Dato Permaisuri Multipurpose Hall on Sunday (March 28). Transport Minister cum minister in charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee, Datuk Lee Kim Shin, was at the hall which has been turned into a vaccination centre. While he […]

Employers urged to submit name list for vaccination

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KUCHING: Employers in the service, hospitality, construction, manufacturing and plantation sectors are urged to register their employees for the Covid-19 vaccination programme before April 12, 2021. This was the latest directive issued by Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) on Saturday (Mar 27). It said the employers of the above-mentioned sectors must submit the name list […]

Senator calls on Malaysians to register for vaccination

BINTULU: Senator Rita Insol called on all Malaysians to immediately register for the Covid-19 vaccination programme. She said it was important for the good of individuals, family and society as well as to help restore the lives of the people and the country’s economy back to normal. “I urged everyone to register for the programme […]

Pakistan PM Imran Khan tests positive for coronavirus

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said Saturday, just two days after he was vaccinated against the disease. The diagnosis comes as the country grapples with a deadly third wave of a virus that has already killed nearly 13,800 people from more than 620,000 infections — although limited […]