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National unity ministry expands vaccine registration campaign to KRT community 25 Apr 2021 / 15:23 H. Pix for illustration purposes. PUTRAJAYA: The National Unity Ministry is expanding the vaccine registration campaign to the ‘Kawasan Rukun Tetangga’ (KRT) community during the month of Ramadan to help more people register for the Covid-19 vaccination. In a statement today, the ministry said it was in line with the decision of the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force meeting on April 16 chaired by Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. A total of 113,261 KRT commit...

PETALING JAYA: There has been a twofold increase in Covid-19 clusters emerging in educational institutions, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. “It was observed there was a twofold increase in the number of clusters from education institutions to 12 in (epidemiological) week 15, as compared to only six in week 14. “There are 42 active clusters from education institutions as of April 17, ” he said in the weekly Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force press conference on Monday (April 19). The epidemiological week 15 is from April 11 to 17, while week 14 was from April 4 to 10. Dr Adh...

PETALING JAYA: Married couples may call the vaccine registration hotline to have the same appointment slots if they registered separately, says Khairy Jamaluddin. The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister said individuals and their dependants are able to arrange for the same appointment slots if they are both eligible for the vaccine in phase two. “There are requests for the same appointment slots for husband and wife. If one person is listed as a dependant on the MySejahtera app of another, they will be given the same appointment. “But for those who register sepa...

Copy URL Asia Sentinel has reported that two doctors had administered the unapproved China-made Sinopharm vaccine to the King, his family members and close friends. One of the doctors concerned has said the story is untrue. – AFP file pic, April 19, 2021. THE doctor named in the Asia Sentinel report as one of them who allegedly administered the unapproved Sinopharm vaccine to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, his family and friends, has denied the report. Dr Hanafiah Harunarashid from Hospital Chancellor Tuanku Muhriz (HUKM) said on Twitter that he did not wish to make any statement regarding the...