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COMMENT | For 15 years, the Malaysian Paediatric Association and its partners have been fighting for the inclusion of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) into the National Immunisation Programme (NIP).
We studied the burden of the disease, researched the serotypes at play in our community, examined the increasing resistance of the bacterium to our arsenal of antibiotics and demonstrated the cost-effectiveness of the PCV.
It took a new government in 2019 to appreciate our endeavours, empathise with the loss of innocent lives and the disabilities inflicted by the pneumococcus, as well as the need for bigger investment in the health of our children. They rolled out the PCV in our NIP in 2020.
Glove bulls seem to be getting lethargic as more countries kick-start their Covid-19 vaccination programmes. Malaysia will soon be the latest one, which will begin on coming Wednesday.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 Malaysia has officially received its first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine today after months of anticipation, with the implementation of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme set to begin in phases from February 26 onwards. The vaccines were carried.
PETALING JAYA: The long-awaited first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines brings new hope of containing the Covid-19 infection in the country, says MCA.
MCA International Communication and Diplomacy Bureau chairman Dr Tee Ching Seng said that it is only with sufficient participation by the people that the country can be successful in achieving this.
In a statement Sunday (Feb 21), he said that the Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme, which would be launched on Feb 24, marks a new milestone in Malaysia’s fight against the pandemic. Although registration for the dosage is voluntary, I call upon the public to actively participate with receptiveness in order to obtain herd immunity and overcome the outbreak as soon as possible.
Published on: Sunday, February 21, 2021
By: FMT
A workers’ quarters near a construction site.
PETALING JAYA: The workers’ minimum standards of housing and amenities act 1990 (Act 446) will now be enforced in Sabah and Sarawak, following an amendment to the Act, Human Resources Minister M Saravanan said.
There were previously no laws related to employee housing in Sabah and Sarawak.
“This is just for the duration of the emergency. We will have discussions with the states to see how effective the Act is,” he said.
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The Emergency Ordinance (Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities) 2021 was gazetted on Feb 17, which now allows the law to be implemented in Sabah and Sarawak.