Almost all athletes likely to make it to Tokyo have been given the jab Bernama
PETALING JAYA: Despite concerns that the fourth wave of Covid-19 may hit Japan, the Malaysian contingent is all prepared to participate in the Tokyo Olympics.
Almost all athletes who are expected to qualify have already been given the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and are awaiting their second dose next month before departing for Japan.
A bigger concern is, in fact, the postponement or cancellation of other tournaments the Malaysian athletes are to compete in before the Olympics.
They need to compete in those tournaments to qualify for the Tokyo games, according to Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tan Sri Norza Zakaria.
PETALING JAYA: Even if it does not completely eliminate the chances of contracting Covid-19, vaccination will at least reduce the severity of any such infection, say health experts.
PETALING JAYA: The less-than-ideal uptake in Covid-19 vaccine registration so far is because of trust issues, say medical and public health experts.
They attribute the low numbers to the circulation of dubious information including hearsay, and have called on the government to utilise all its resources to clear any doubts and instil trust in the vaccines among the public.
Universiti Malaya professor of occupational and public health Prof Dr Victor Hoe said some people had the misconception that the vaccines were unsafe or that some were better than others.
“When I held community engagements with residents, I found there were still many people who did not trust the safety of the vaccines. They were worried about possible adverse effects of taking the vaccines.
Close watch: Dr Noor Hisham and Tuaran Hospital director Dr G. Mohan Gopal Naidoo (left) looking on as a nurse gets a vaccine jab during a visit to a Covid-19 vaccination centre in Tuaran. Bernama
KOTA KINABALU: The Health Ministry will continue with plans to use the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine as the benefits outweigh the reported adverse effects, says director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He was responding to Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s announcement that the Special Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Committee would decide on the use of the vaccine tomorrow following reports of blood clots.
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