AstraZeneca round two registration opens for those below 60 tomorrow
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Registration for the second round of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine programme will be open for those below 60 years old tomorrow.
Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the public in that younger age group can start applying for AstraZeneca vaccination slots at 12pm.
“The Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) had decided that round two of the AstraZeneca vaccine programme in the Klang Valley, Penang, Kuching and Miri in Sarawak and in Johor will be.
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Shields up against the virus: The national opt-in programme for the AstraZeneca vaccine rolls out without a hitch. For the thousands who turned up on day one, it was a painless process. >3
KUALA LUMPUR: The national opt-in programme for the AstraZeneca vaccine went off without a hitch as hundreds of people turned up to receive their Covid-19 jabs at vaccination centres in the Klang Valley.
At World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur (WTCKL), people queued up with physical distancing being abided by at all times.
Nurses at the venue were also seen calling out the names of individuals according to the time slots they had selected last Sunday.
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As Klang Valley residents signed up for their AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination shots this May, one of the biggest questions is “Do I get a day off work for taking my vaccine?”
Well, as it turns out Malaysia has actually approved Covid-19 vaccination leave in April 2021.
Earlier in April, the Human Resources Ministry gave the green light for employers to grant their employees leave to take Covid-19 vaccine shot.
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But there’s a catch
Despite being in support of it, Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan said that it’s up to the employer to grant the leave because “the government cannot declare a special holiday as it is not carried out on the same day.”
Wednesday, 14 Apr 2021 09:41 AM MYT
BY JUSTIN ONG
Members of the public wait to receive their Covid -19 jabs at the Indera Mulia Stadium in Ipoh March 16, 2021. Picture by Farhan Najib
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 Allowing Malaysians to use an existing Health Ministry system to make their Covid-19 vaccine appointments could alleviate the current low response rates, Bukit Gasing assemblyman Rajiv Rishyakaran.
Commenting on Innovation, Science and Technology Minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s disclosure that up to 57 per cent of recipients under phase two of the national immunisation plan was not responding to appointment notifications, he said the present arrangement was both ineffective and inefficient.