MOH mulls giving blood donors priority in next vaccination phase 09 Apr 2021 / 19:57 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
KUALA
LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) is looking into a proposal that those who have donated blood more than 50 times be given priority in the second phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the MOH will raise the matter with the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee.
“It is actually a good proposal and an incentive for blood donors in the country,” he told a media conference after a visit to the National Blood Centre (PDN) here today.
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 3,244,641 individuals have registered with the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme as of 3pm today. Health Minister Datu.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 A total of 3,244,641 individuals have registered with the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme as of 3 pm today. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba, via an infographic uploaded on Twitter today, said the figure was provided by the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access.
PETALING JAYA: Access to a variety of vaccines makes fighting the Covid-19 pandemic that much easier and health experts are hoping that more people in the country can get their immunisation sooner.
Universiti Malaya occupational and public health expert Prof Dr Victor Hoe said having more choices of vaccines was good for the country.
He was responding to news that the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine had met the requirements for emergency use in the United States and will be approved soon.
“As we know there are different variants of the SARS-Cov-2 from different regions of the world, and some vaccines are more efficacious against certain variants. It will be good for the country and globally to have access to various vaccines, ” he said.