12 homeless persons receive second dose
KUCHING: Twelve homeless persons have received their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday (Sept 12) night. Social Development Council (MPS) executive secretary Dr Zufar Yadi Brendan Abdullah praised them for keeping their vaccination appointments. “It is indeed challenging to find them, so we took photos and coordinates of their locations when they got their […]
Vaccination against Covid-19 for teenagers in Sarawak starts today
KUCHING: Sarawak today started vaccinating its teenagers aged 16 to 17 against Covid-19 and is targeting complete vaccination for this group before Oct 3 when the school session begins. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said 96,400 teenagers in this age group, which represented 3.4 per cent of the state’s population, would be […]
Take the jab, ‘hesitant’ teachers told
KUCHING: Teachers who have not been inoculated yet are urged to go for vaccination for their own sake and to instill confidence in parents to send their children back to school. The Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) president Adam Prakash Abdullah stated that it is important to assure the public that it would be safe for […]
Parents told to get children vaxxed
KUCHING: Parents should not stop their children aged below 18 from taking the Covid-19 vaccination which will protect them against the virus. Demak Laut assemblyman Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s announcement on teenage vaccination should be taken as an opportunity by parents and guardians to let their children inoculated. “This is […]
Homeless in Sarawak given vaccination
SIBU: A total of 101 out of 121 homeless people registered for the Homeless Community Vaccination Programme in Sarawak have received at least the first dose of the vaccine, with 42 of them having completed the vaccination, said State Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Child Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said the […]
Covid-19 vaccination for students to be finalised on Thursday
SEMPORNA: The decision on Covid-19 vaccination for students will be finalised at the coordination meeting involving the Health Ministry and Education Ministry scheduled for Thursday. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said as soon as the final decision on the matter is reached, it would be taken to the National Security Council for further action. “I, together […]
Anticipation rises ahead of vaccination for young ones
By Umie Syazwanie Mohd KUCHING: Parents and teenagers have expressed delight with the government’s announcement that Covid-19 vaccine would be given to teens aged 18 and below, starting tomorrow. According to Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas last Sunday, SDMC was making preparations for this following federal Health Minister […]
Govt to ensure smooth jabs process for U-18 teens
KUCHING: The Sarawak government is going all out to ensure that the vaccination process for teens below 18, which is expected to commence tomorrow, will take off smoothly. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) and State Education Department were working out a suitable approach for the […]
Get ‘em vaxxed, whatever it takes
KUCHING: Teachers should make good use of their skills training for the benefit of our school children, said Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth members. “Although we support the decision made by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to allocate unvaccinated teachers to other tasks so as not to risk the children, it would actually be a […]
Vaccination prevents cases from deteriorating
SIBU: Vaccination against Covid-19 has saved the people from getting worse following outbreak of the Delta variant. Assistant Minister of Local Government and Housing Dr Annuar Rapaee who is also Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee coordinator, said the vaccination had greatly reduced the risk of Covid-19 among the public. Dr Annuar, who is also Assistant […]
