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YOURSAY | Time to ‘kitajagakita’, we’ve the right to videotape our vaccination Modified1:53 am ) and is more cautious when its his/her turn to get a jab, then good for that person. But chances are, there are a huge number of people who are either not aware of this issue or who just cant be observant enough during the injection process for various reasons. Maybe the person isnt well informed about his/her right; maybe the person has aichmophobia; maybe it’s an Alzheimer patient whose car...

KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Malaysias daily number of administered Covid-19 vaccine doses topped 500,000 for the first time yesterday (July 22) at 507,050, compared with 446,052 the day before, according to the latest updates on Twitter today by the countrys Special Committee for Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV), citing data from the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF). The CITF said the country’s total number of administered Covid-19 vaccine doses had passed the 16 millio...

PUTRAJAYA: Children over the age of 12 who have registered for vaccination have not been given appointments for their inoculation. According to the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF), it said the MySejahtera app has accepted registration for adolescents but it is for future use when a decision has been made. “For now, the priority of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme is to complete vaccination for Phase 2 and to improve the implementation of Phase 3 nationwide. “This include...

YOURSAY | ‘Empty syringe’ fiasco: Giving new shots not the answer Modified1:47 am Apa Nama: Health Minister Dr Adham Baba, you cannot be reactive and firefighting this repeatedly occurring issue. It had happened before, still happening and going to happen in the near future. Yesterday, I commented as follows: "I suggest one thing here. At the end of each day, you need to undertake reconciliation of each batch of the vaccine used. “Also undertake line clearance on how many syringes used a...

KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 vaccine doses administered climbed 49% to 446,052 yesterday (July 21) from 299,593 the day before. Of this, 282,980 jabs were given as the first dose, while 163,072 people received their second dose, according to the latest tweet by the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV), citing data from the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF). Selangor recorded the highest number of first doses given yesterday at 89,183, ...

July 21, 2021 Malaysia ’s Health Minister Adham Baba on Tuesday said residents who received improperly administered Covid-19 vaccine shots would be called in for a fresh dose, as observers warned that reports of such impropriety would further fuel vaccine hesitancy. The minister’s brief comments to the Berita Harian newspaper follow intense discussions on social media over videos purportedly showing staff at vaccination centres administering jabs with empty syringes. On Monday (July 19), t...

Prasarana opens vaccination centres (PPV) at Putra Heights LRT station and Cheras Selatan bus complex 21 July 2021 11:59 am / 1 comment The Putra Heights LRT station and Kompleks Rapid Bus Cheras Selatan in Balakong are now serving as temporary vaccination centres (PPV) for public transport workers, in support of the national Covid-19 immunisation programme (PICK). The Putra Heights LRT station – which is an integrated station for both the LRT Kelana Jaya Line and LRT Ampang/Sri Petal...

Published on: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 By: Bernama Text Size: Kuala Lumpur: The police have denied the claims that a man was injected with an empty syringe at the Bangi Avenue Convention Centre (BACC) vaccination centre (PPV) here on Saturday. Kajang district police chief Mohd Zaid Hassan said the allegation was due to a misunderstanding, and the individual had received the Sinovac vaccine. He said investigations found that the staff of the vaccination centre had contacted the man and explained...

Empty vaccine syringes Modified2:24 am Key Highlights Empty vaccine syringes The Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) is looking into a number of complaints claiming empty syringes were used on recipients who were supposed to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. At least one incident was caught on video showing a health worker injecting a recipient without plunging its contents. Such incidents are rarely caught on video as most Covid-19 vaccination centres do not allow videos although there is no o...