MySejahtera only: Private doctors told to stop vaccine appointment ads
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ProtectHealth Corporation Sdn Bhd, which handles the involvement of private healthcare practitioners in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (Pick), has told practitioners not to solicit details of those interested in the vaccinations through advertising.
The government-linked company said it received news that some private healthcare practitioners have been advertising the availability of Covid-19 vaccines at their clinics, including to encourage members of the public to register as vaccine recipients at their clinic.
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LETTER | Pregnant women left behind in the fight against Covid-19
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LETTER | In the rush to get vaccines into the arms of as many people as possible, pregnant and recently postnatal women have been left to navigate the vaccination system by themselves with little to no indication that they are being considered and supported by the government. These women are currently not being screened and identified by the vaccine booking system, and the guidance surrounding suitable vaccines for this group have not been updated.
This issue is even more pertinent now that Malaysia is starting to vaccinate women of childbearing age under the opt-in AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccination programme and pregnant and breastfeeding women are forced to make a choice between getting an AZ vaccine now, or face the unknown of what will happen in Phase 3 of the national Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (Pick).
Sarawak rejects KJ s AstraZeneca vaccine offer
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The AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will not be used in the immunisation campaign in Sarawak, the state’s Local Government and Housing Minister Dr Sim Kui Hian said.
This came following the federal government’s announcement that special vaccine dispensing centres (PPV) would be set up in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur to administer the vaccine to those willing to receive it.
National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (Pick) Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said he had offered to do the same for Sarawak owing to concerns over its upcoming state election.
Responding to news reports of Khairy’s offer, Sim.
KJ denies RM70m for vaccine appointment system excessive
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National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (Pick) coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin denied that the RM70 million set aside for the programme’s data integration and appointment system is excessive.
He reiterated that the sum is merely the maximum spending approved by the Finance Ministry and is not the final cost.
In addition, he said the vaccination programme is the largest ever conducted in the country and would involve 26.5 million vaccine recipients, which is 80 percent of Malaysia’s population.
“Pick will be conducted all year long and certainly needs sufficient allocation to.
MP SPEAKS | 30pct of MySejahtera users didn t know of appointments
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MP SPEAKS | This is my reply to Ong Kian Ming, Member of Parliament for Bangi and Kelvin Yii Member of Parliament for Bandar Kuching on the 10 questions they posed.
I thank you for your questions and your efforts in increasing registration among people in your respective constituencies. I will take your questions in turn below.
1. What is the geographical distribution of those above 60 who have yet to register for the Covid-19 vaccine?
Currently, registration for those above 60 stands at 40.1percent. It ranges from 56.8 percent in Putrajaya, to 22.9 percent in Sabah. For States with low registration numbers such as Sabah, Kelantan (25.1 percent), Terengganu (29.4 percent), Kedah (30.9 percent) and Pahang (31.5 percent), we are working with the National Security Council (MKN), the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) and the state governments on an outreach programme to encourage people t