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Coordinating Minister for National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin today expressed his concern over the detection of 17 Covid-19 cases with the South African B.1.351 variant in the country which would impact the immunisation programme.
He said that once the variant spreads, some of the vaccines will not be effective against it and the rate of virus transmission would go up.
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15 Apr 2021 / 14:10 H. sunpix
SEREMBAN: Coordinating Minister for National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin (pix) today expressed his concern over the detection of 17 COVID-19 cases with the South African B.1.351 variant in the country which would impact the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme.
He said that once the variant spread, some of the vaccines will not be effective against it and the rate of virus transmission would go up.
Therefore, he said the National Security Council (MKN) needs to review some of the flexibility given so that the immunisation programme would not be affected.
“My greatest worry is the variant of the virus. Yesterday, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced that there are already 17 cases of the South African variant in Malaysia and we know that this particular variant is not only more transmissible but the vaccines are less effective against it.
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Thursday, 15 Apr 2021 02:46 PM MYT
BY KEERTAN AYAMANY
Khairy Jamaluddin said the individual in the post is considered a frontline worker and therefore, eligible for vaccination. ― Picture by Hari Anggara
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 Coordinating Minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin has responded to a viral social media post purporting that political party members were getting prioritised for vaccination over the elderly.
In a tweet, he said the individual in the post is considered a frontline worker and therefore, eligible for vaccination.
“I have looked into the case of this gentleman. He works at Pejabat Kesihatan Lembah Pantai. Although in admin, he is still eligible. As are other admin staff at clinics/hospitals. I have no control over the shirt he chooses to wear,” Khairy said in a Twitter post today.