PETALING JAYA: Almost 13,000 youths have volunteered for the Malaysia Vaccine Support Volunteers (MyVAC) programme, which aims to help make the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme a success.
Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican said a total of 12,831 youths have registered for the programme since February.
“The mobilisation of volunteers is a very important instrument in the vaccination programme to reach herd immunity. I would like to thank the volunteers who are made up of youth. This will enable the programme to run smoother and more effectively, ” he said in a statement on Wednesday (May 12).
On Wednesday, Reezal Merican visited the National Vaccine Centre in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) to see the volunteers at work.
Sunday, 25 Apr 2021 04:33 PM MYT
Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican speaks to reporters after launching the Sports Industry Financing Scheme at the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Putrajaya, March 11, 2021. Bernama pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 The role of youths in the Malaysia Vaccine Support Volunteers (MyVAC) programme is crucial to help make the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme a success, said Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican.
He said the involvement of youths as programme volunteers would be instrumental to ensure Malaysia achieve herd immunity to break the chain of infection.
KUALA TERENGGANU: The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) is optimistic that there will be an increase in the number of registratio.
KUALA LUMPUR: Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican (pix) has called on youths to take part in the Malaysia Vaccine Suppor.
PUTRAJAYA (March 15): Individuals who get an appointment for Covid-19 vaccine injection at private hospitals or clinics involved in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme will not have to pay any charges, said National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. The charges are borne by the government, he told a press conference on developments involving the progamme here today.
Elaborating, Khairy, who is the science, technology and innovation minister, said Covid-19 vaccination centres (PPV) are set based on the address registered by the individual through the MySejahtera application. If the vaccination centre near the address given is a private hospital, then they will go to that private hospital. Everything is based on the location because we want to facilitate this immunisation programme,” he said.