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KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 vaccine doses administered climbed 49% to 446,052 yesterday (July 21) from 299,593 the day before. Of this, 282,980 jabs were given as the first dose, while 163,072 people received their second dose, according to the latest tweet by the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV), citing data from the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF). Selangor recorded the highest number of first doses given yesterday at 89,183, followed by Kuala Lumpur (47,866) and Johor (35,145). As for those who were fully inoculated by gett...

July 21, 2021 Malaysia ’s Health Minister Adham Baba on Tuesday said residents who received improperly administered Covid-19 vaccine shots would be called in for a fresh dose, as observers warned that reports of such impropriety would further fuel vaccine hesitancy. The minister’s brief comments to the Berita Harian newspaper follow intense discussions on social media over videos purportedly showing staff at vaccination centres administering jabs with empty syringes. On Monday (July 19), the country’s Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) said it took the reports seriously and would ...

Prasarana opens vaccination centres (PPV) at Putra Heights LRT station and Cheras Selatan bus complex 21 July 2021 11:59 am / 1 comment The Putra Heights LRT station and Kompleks Rapid Bus Cheras Selatan in Balakong are now serving as temporary vaccination centres (PPV) for public transport workers, in support of the national Covid-19 immunisation programme (PICK). The Putra Heights LRT station – which is an integrated station for both the LRT Kelana Jaya Line and LRT Ampang/Sri Petaling Line – started operations as a PPV on Monday (July 19), while the Cheras Selatan bus complex, ...

Published on: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 By: Bernama Text Size: Kuala Lumpur: The police have denied the claims that a man was injected with an empty syringe at the Bangi Avenue Convention Centre (BACC) vaccination centre (PPV) here on Saturday. Kajang district police chief Mohd Zaid Hassan said the allegation was due to a misunderstanding, and the individual had received the Sinovac vaccine. He said investigations found that the staff of the vaccination centre had contacted the man and explained the procedure of vaccination to him and the individual was satisfied with the information.  “Pol...

Empty vaccine syringes Modified2:24 am Key Highlights Empty vaccine syringes The Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) is looking into a number of complaints claiming empty syringes were used on recipients who were supposed to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. At least one incident was caught on video showing a health worker injecting a recipient without plunging its contents. Such incidents are rarely caught on video as most Covid-19 vaccination centres do not allow videos although there is no official rule from the government. The CITF advised the public to look at the syringe before and afte...