ALOR SETAR: A total of 10,827 individuals who registered as Covid-19 vaccine recipients in the state failed to turn up for their vacination appointmen.
Wednesday, 26 May 2021 06:43 PM MYT
A senior citizen receives their Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine during the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme at Dewan Kompleks Sukan Pandamaran in Klang May 7, 2021. Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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ALOR SETAR, May 26 A total of 10,827 individuals who registered as Covid-19 vaccine recipients in the state failed to turn up for their vacination appointment between April 19 and May 22.
Kedah Health director Dr Mohd Fikri Ujang said the number involved 35 per cent of the 30,100 individuals who had registered and were given appointments through the MySejahtera application under the second phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme implementation.
ALOR SETAR (Bernama): A total of 10,827 individuals who registered as Covid-19 vaccine recipients in the state failed to turn up for their vaccination appointment between April 19 and May 22.
Kedah Health director Dr Mohd Fikri Ujang said the number involved 35% of the 30,100 individuals who had registered and were given appointments through the MySejahtera application under the second phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme implementation. The number involves individuals who were supposed to come and receive the injections at public vaccination centres (PPV), Health Ministry s health clinic PPV, private clinic PPV and private hospital PPV. However, the vaccines were then administered to a waiting list that met the criteria of phase two, namely the elderly and those suffering from chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, heart problems and so on, he said when contacted here on Wednesday (May 26).
16 Apr 2021 / 22:19 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
ALOR
SETAR: An ambulance ferrying a Covid-19 patient was involved in an accident with a one-tonne lorry at KM52.6 northbound of the North-South Expressway (PLUS), near the Alor Setar Selatan toll plaza this evening.
Kedah Health director Dr Mohd Fikri Ujang said the ambulance was on its way from Sungai Petani to the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital (HSB) with the patient and three Ministry of Health staff on board.
“All the four passengers are safe and have been sent to HSB for treatment,” he said when contacted by
Bernama today.
Meanwhile, Kedah Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations) Mohamadul Ehsan Mohd Zain said the department received an emergency call regarding the incident at 4.20 pm.