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KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Sent visited the Majma Mall vaccination centre (PPV) to oversee the vaccination process of students aged 12 to 15 which started this week in Kuching district. “The vaccination given today consists of students from SMK Batu Lintang and Lodge School which are located under MBKS […]

More than half of food traders in Miri fully vaccinated

MIRI: More than half of the food traders and their workers in this city are vaccinated, said Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) minister in charge Datuk Lee Kim Shin. “Based on reports by Miri City Council (MCC), 93 percent of food traders and their workers have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. […]

Kapit reaches 62.65 pct first-dose vaccination

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KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said 2,762 doses were administered per day over the period of 34 days of the vaccination outreach programme in Kapit division. “The Department of Statistics Malaysia Sarawak said 58,531 out of 93,900 eligible individuals in Kapit have already received their first dose of the Covid-19 […]

Energetic vaccine rollout possible key to zero death

KUCHING: Perhaps the vigorous vaccination programme done in Sarawak has managed to bring down the number of Covid-19 deaths to zero, in spite of the hundreds of positive cases recorded daily. In making this speculation, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing pointed out that on Friday Sarawak recorded 423 new […]

Positive association between decline in cases and vaccination rollout

KUCHING: There is a positive correlation between the declines of Covid-19 positive cases and the vaccination rollout in Sarawak since May 2021, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing. He was referring to the data from the Health Ministry which showed that the state’s seven-day average cases on Wednesday (July […]

Vaccination rollout successful

KUCHING: The vaccination rollout has reduced the Covid-19 cases in Sarawak, said the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. “Previously, there were 600 to 700 cases per day. This week at least, Sarawak recorded around 300 cases and below. “This clearly shows that the infection rate in the community […]

Vaccinations for plantation sector — DCCI supports state govt’s plan

KUCHING: The Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) fully supports the state government’s plan to rollout vaccinations for the plantation sector soon. “This is one of the key sectors which generates revenue and income for the state as well as creates job opportunities, especially for the rural areas,” its treasurer-general Bell Bernard Aggan said […]

More vaccination centres to facilitate vaccine rollout

MUKAH: Efforts are underway to open up additional Covid-19 immunisation centres here towards expediting the vaccination process in view of the low rate of people having been inoculated so far. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo said health clinics at Bukut Junction, Jalan Mukah-Selangau, and at Kuala Balingian had been proposed for the purpose. According to him, […]

Vaccine: Muhyiddin ready to look into Sarawak’s request for priority

KUCHING: Putrajaya takes notes of Sarawak’s request to give priority to vaccinating its people, particularly those in the Covid-19 red zones.  Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the state government’s request for additional vaccines in the red zone area has basis.  “In principle, we agree, but we also need to look in details as other states also need the vaccine supply.  “At the same time, we want to find a way to reduce the number of Covid-19 cases to the lowest level. And we will work on it,” he said told  reporters after visiting Sarawak General Hospital’s (SGH) new Day Care Centre today (April 2). He said the question is not about not wanting to supply the additional vaccine, but the issue was whether the supplier could send the vaccine at one time.  “Some of it (vaccine) arrives tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, so we have to send it in batches.  “If the suppliers can send it immediately, then we will get it immediately. If they follow a certain schedule, we have to wait for the supplier. That is the issue now,” he said. On Sarawak’s intention to procure its own vaccine to step up its vaccination programme, the prime minister said in principle the federal government has no objection to the state’s decision to purchase its own supplies.  “The efforts by the state government (on getting additional vaccines) would ease the federal government’s burden in managing the Covid-19 pandemic,” he said.  However, he said the only issue was on whether the state could procure the vaccine supplies.  “I think this is not easy, as there are some countries that have yet to receive enough supplies,” he said.  Adding on, Muhyiddin added that last year he had instructed the ministers responsible to get the vaccine to make sure the supply was enough for all Malaysians and non-Malaysians in the country and at the same time obtaining the vaccine at reasonable prices.  The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme rolled out on Feb 26. The government targets to vaccinate 70 percent of Malaysians to achieve herd immunity.

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 […]