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05 Apr 2021 / 16:40 H.
PUTRAJAYA: Phase two of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, covering senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PwD) and those with chronic diseases, will begin on April 19 in eight states, said the programme’s Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (
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Phase two will kick off with Kedah, Melaka, Penang, Pahang, Sabah, Sarawak, Terengganu and the Federal Territory of Labuan, to be followed by other states several days later according to the readiness of the vaccination centres and staff, he said.
Khairy said potential vaccine recipients would be notified of their appointment dates through the MySejahtera application from today.
“Notifications will be sent out at least 14 days before the appointment date for receiving the vaccine, with reminders to be sent three days and one day in advance via short messaging service and call centres,” he told a joint press conference with Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba on the immunisation p
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GEORGE TOWN: The Penang state government’s suggestion to allow private hospitals to purchase and offer paid Covid-19 vaccination to those who can afford it was so that the free vaccines could be used for more frontliners.
Health, Agriculture and Agro-based Industry and Rural Development Committee chairman Dr Norlela Ariffin said if the suggestion was adopted, those receiving paid vaccines need not be placed as free vaccine recipients under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.
“It isn’t to prioritise the vaccination for VVIPs or VIPs.
“Instead, those who can afford it can pay for the vaccines, while free vaccines can be given to more frontliners, especially those who are not included in the first phase, such as cleaners working for local authorities, district offices and agricultural officers,” she told Bernama.