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The government will be expanding the distribution of the AstraZeneca (AZ) COVID-19 vaccine to other states in Malaysia, according to the Chairman of the COVID-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF), Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. This was after the first registration session for Selangor and Kuala Lumpur residents that took place yesterday. Even though the initial experience was rather unpleasant due to technical difficulties and massive traffic, yesterday’s AZ vaccine registration day was fairly su...

State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Sim Kui Hian (pic) said in a Facebook post Friday (April 30) that private healthcare facilities will be involved as well as public facilities in dispensing the injections, while more types of vaccines are expected to be made available from May. He added that through working closely with the Health Ministry and Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF), the state would have sufficient supply of vaccines. However, he was worried about the low ...

Friday, 30 Apr 2021 08:58 AM MYT BY IDA LIM A nurse loads a syringe with a dose Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Kapar, Klang April 28, 2021. — Picture by Miera Zulyana Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 — For Malaysians who have not signed up for Covid-19 vaccination, a survey has shown half of such respondents saying they plan to eventually register within a few months to a years’ time. However, there is a...

Friday, 30 Apr 2021 10:49 AM MYT BY IDA LIM Senior citizens wait to receive their Covid-19 jabs at a vaccination centre in Kapar, Klang April 28, 2021. — Picture by Miera Zulyana Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 — An overwhelming majority of Malaysian respondents who registered for Covid-19 immunisation told a survey last week that they were motivated by the desire to protect both themselves and their family. In the su...

- Advertisement - KUALA LUMPUR — An overwhelming majority of Malaysian respondents who registered for Covid-19 immunisation told a survey last week that they were motivated by the desire to protect both themselves and their family. In the survey by market research firm Vase.ai, a total of 1,150 Malaysians nationwide of various ethnicities and ages were polled on April 23 for their thoughts on the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. While the survey report did not mention how many out of...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — Malaysia is among several countries that are expected to still be more than a year away from the target of achieving “population immunity” — having 70 per cent of its population having immunity — against Covid-19, Deutsche Bank’s Asia chief economist Michael...

Vaccination of hotel sector only done after completion of first phase, acquisition of additional doses 29 Apr 2021 / 22:37 H. Pix for representational purpose only. KUANTAN: The Pahang State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has explained that the vaccination of workers from the hospitality industry was done based on several factors, including the cluster involving Genting Highlands as well as the increased number of vaccine doses obtained by the state. The SDMC, in a media statement to...

Thursday, 29 Apr 2021 09:34 PM MYT The SDMC, which is chaired by Pahang state Secretary Datuk Seri Sallehuddin Ishak, stressed that the initiative was only carried out after the 32,156 frontliners from the health and vital services sectors, who had been targeted as recipients of the first vaccine dose by the federal government, had received their vaccine jabs. ― Picture by Hari Anggara Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUANTAN, April 29 — The...

KUANTAN: Workers from the hotel sector in Pahang were vaccinated as part of an effort to stimulate the states economic and support sectors, says the state disaster management committee. In response to a statement from Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, the committee explained that 3,036 individuals, comprising housekeepers, cleaners and maintenance workers from the hotel sector in six districts, were vaccinated and they were not only workers from the Genting Group. K...

 channel for the latest stories and updates. After rumors circulated on social media that some workers of Genting Group have been vaccinated ahead of the elderly and high-risk individuals, the Federal Minister in charge of rolling out vaccines has laid the blame squarely at the feet of state officers. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said in a statement that he had never issued such a directive the decision to do so was made by the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force ...