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PETALING JAYA: With a total of 500 general practitioner (GP) clinics being roped in to administer vaccines starting June 15 and plans for drive-through vaccinations, Malaysians believe the country is on the right track to beat the Covid-19 pandemic. Many people are anticipating easier and more convenient access to vaccinations, which would help accelerate the country’s immunisation rate so that herd immunity can be achieved more quickly. Internet user Nik Huang said the government needs to include private hospitals and more clinics moving forward, in order to make vaccinations available and...

PETALING JAYA: With 500 general practitioner (GP) clinics being roped in to administer Covid-19 vaccines from June 15, Malaysians are anticipating easier and more convenient access to vaccinations. In turn, they believe that this acceleration in the country's vaccination rate will allow herd immunity to be achieved sooner. Social media user Nik Huang said moving forward, the government needs to include private hospitals and more clinics in order to make vaccination available and easily accessible to everyone. Similarly, Twitter user @murali87639281 suggested that the inclusion of private clin...

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians are supportive of the idea to allow everyone to pick the vaccine that they want but the system must be efficient to ensure that all will be quickly vaccinated. Many also urged the government to allow private hospitals and clinics to be allowed to administer the Covid-19 vaccine to speed up the rollout of the national vaccination plan. Facebook user Linda Tee said the proposal should have been in place from the onset of the National Covid-19 Vaccination Programme. "@KhairyJamaluddin, yes, let the people choose and please allow them to use the nationwide clinic network...

PETALING JAYA: While Malaysians have mixed reactions to the new standard operating procedures (SOPs) under the tightened movement control order, which sees, among others, 80% of civil servants and 40% of private sector staff working from home, others have decided on a self-lockdown.

PETALING JAYA: The move to prioritise those aged 60 and above in Covid-19 red zones for the second round of opt-ins for the AstraZeneca vaccine is well-received by Malaysians. However, many have also said the second rollout could be improved as the first successful round of registrations for Klang Valley residents on May 2 saw all 268,000 slots snapped up in just three hours. Facebook user Cammy Yong said,"Very good decision. A quick Google will show this is what many countries are doing with the AstraZeneca vaccine. At this point, as long as we get vulnerable people vaccinated, it's a win." ...