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It said it would not hesitate to end the services of vaccination personnel for misconduct. “CITF views seriously the allegations concerning the Covid-19 jab administration at the vaccination centres that have gone viral. “As such, CITF is now working with the authorities, such as the Royal Malaysia Police and the Malaysian Armed Forces, which are conducting investigations into the matter so such incidents will not occur again,” it said in a statement yesterday. CITF said there were allega...

YONG PENG: The newly-opened vaccination centre (PPV) here, which would be able to vaccinate 2,000 people a day at its peak capacity, will help the nation meet its vaccination target, says Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. He said the PPV, located at the Yong Peng Che Ann Khor Moral Uplifting Society multi-purpose hall, had 998 appointments on its first day of operation yesterday. “This includes some senior citizens aged 99, 97 and 94. And over time, the number of vaccines dispens...

MP SPEAKS | Is Muhyiddins new vaccination target achievable? Modified3:03 am - MP SPEAKS | The new target announced by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to vaccinate all adults by October to stem the recent surge in Covid-19 cases is highly commendable but is it achievable? This would mean the fast-track approach in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP), including the boosting of the capacity for vaccination rate to 500,000 doses per day, to tackle the emergence of new virus variants...

August walk-in vaccination at certain centres only Published Modified5:58 am - Only certain Covid-19 vaccine administration centres (PPV) in the Klang Valley will be open to all comers once the initiative begins in August, said the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF). “The current PPVs will not necessarily be open for the walk-in initiative,” it said in a statement today. The statement is in response to a message being circulated on... All Access Plan

PETALING JAYA: The walk-in initiative in the vaccination centres (PPVs) in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor beginning Aug 1 are only for those who could not register for appointments and those who have not received appointments after that date, says the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF). In a statement issued on Monday (July 19), CITF said the initiative is not for those who have already received their appointments. CITF also stated that it is still updating the list of PPVs which will conduct t...

Published on: Monday, July 19, 2021 By: Bernama Text Size: Health workers with police and Labuan Disaster Management Committee members garbed in personal protective equipment (PPE) while conducting house-to-house active case detection (ACD) during Ops Bersih Covid-19 at the squatters settlement in Kampung Saguking, recently. LABUAN: Ninety per cent or 62,632 of the adult population of Labuan have been vaccinated as of Saturday (July 17). Labuan Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) Chairman R...

Makcik Kiah (not her real name), 82, has lived in a kampung (village) house built by her husband for the past 60 years. They have raised four children who are now residing in cities to earn a living. Her husband is bedbound due to a stroke and she is his only caregiver, looking after all his needs and cleaning up after him. Makcik Kiah has heard about Covid-19 on the evening news and is aware that vaccination is important to reduce the risk of contracting the infectious disease. However, she f...

Malaysias total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered tops 14 mil on July 17 theedgemarkets.com © Provided by The Edge KUALA LUMPUR (July 18): Malaysias total number of administered Covid-19 vaccine doses topped 14 million so far yesterday (July 17) although the daily figure fell to 380,440 from 406,763 the day before (July 16), according to the latest updates on Twitter today by the countrys Special Committee for Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV), cit...

Kuala Lumpur: The home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) school sessions will continue until Aug 31.  The Education Ministry (MoE), in a statement Saturday, said this decision was made after taking into account the current Covid-19 pandemic situation as well as after discussions with the Health Ministry (MoH) and the National Security Council (MKN). MoE said the decision applies to all government and government-aided schools, private schools and education institutions registered with the Mini...

PUTRAJAYA: The Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) has embarked on an ambitious plan to vaccinate every adult in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor by Aug 1. Codenamed “Operation Surge Capacity”, the mission will see over 6.1 million residents aged 18 and above in the two states having received at least one vaccine dose by that date. National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin said for the operation to succeed, the government will have to increase its vaccina...