Rep: KJ should provide more detailed Covid-19 vaccination targets
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The Special Committee on Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV) should provide more detailed targets on the number of people it is aiming to vaccinate, said Bukit Gasing assemblyperson R Rajiv.
He said this will allow Malaysians to better gauge the pace of the national Covid-19 immunisation programme.
Rajiv said this in response to Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin who was reported as saying that Malaysia s Covid-19 vaccine pace was not slow . Khairy is the coordinating minister for the vaccination and also co-chairs the JKJAV.
Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming, of Universiti Malaya’s Department of Social and Preventive Medicine.
PETALING JAYA: The government should focus on achieving herd immunity among the Malaysian population before it decides on procuring any booster shots for Covid-19 innoculation plan, say health experts.
Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming, of Universiti Malaya’s Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, said seeing that there was no evidence yet on how long the immunity from the two-dose regimen lasts, studies must be conducted to ascertain the status of antibody concentration after the double dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
“The third dose may play a crucial role in future. But for now, there is not enough data to support this claim.
KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - There s an imminent possibility of a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections hitting Malaysia if we relax adhering to the SOP (Standard Operating Procedure).
In the last few days, the number of cases in the country has spiked, with more than 2,000 cases on two days this past week. It is the first time the figure topped 2,000 since March 5.
Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba have cautioned that there is a probability of a resurgence of infections.
Dr Adham said his ministry had recommended that interstate travel to balik kampung when Muslims celebrate Hari Raya next month be postponed.
PETALING JAYA: A joint note following an inter-ministerial discussion over the cabotage exemption issue will be sent to Cabinet at the end of the month, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
The Transport Minister said the ministry had given its input during a special discussion on the impact of revocation of cabotage policy exemption following an April 14 Cabinet agreement to hold an inter-ministerial discussion on the matter. We have taken the time to explain the details, including how Malaysia does not restrict subsea cable repairs using foreign vessels as long as there are no available local cable repair ships, he said.
Monday, 19 Apr 2021 02:39 PM MYT
BY YISWAREE PALANSAMY
Senior citizens are pictured at the Caring Society Complex to receive their Covid-19 shot under phase two of Penang’s immunisation drive in George Town April 19, 2021. Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) remains on schedule and Malaysia is only trailing behind Singapore, Indonesia and Cambodia with its vaccine rollout, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said.
In a joint press conference with Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba on the start of the second inoculation phase, Khairy, who also leads the NIP, stressed that everyone must still follow their designated phases, despite registering early.