KOTA BHARU, Feb 28 The Kelantan State Local Government, Housing and Health Committee has denied the allegation that 200 members of the state’s secretary office (SUK) are jumping the queue to receive the Covid-19 vaccination. Its chairman Dr Izani Husin stressed that the report that was.
IPOH: There are no issues of state “VIPs” jumping the queue to get their Covid-19 vaccinations during the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation programme in Perak.
Most wanted: A health worker holding a vaccine vial.
PETALING JAYA: Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin says his team has been monitoring social media comments by alleged whistleblowers who claim there are people who have jumped the queue for Covid-19 vaccinations.
These comments, he said, were shared with Health deputy director-general Datuk Dr Chong Chee Kheong to be investigated.
“We take every expose seriously. Vaccine equity is important, ” he said in a tweet yesterday.
Khairy is the coordinating minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.
According to him, elected representatives were included in the first phase of the vaccination programme.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Whistleblowers on Covid-19 vaccination queue jumping are encouraged to report directly to Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (
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Taking the matter seriously, Khairy tweeted that he had informed Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah pertaining the issue, adding that he would investigate any information received from whistleblowers.
“I view the issue of queue jumpers seriously. I have related the matter to @DGHisham (Dr Noor Hisham) so that there is no queue cutting. Whistleblowers can send email anonymously to me at kj@mosti.gov.my and I will investigate.
“My team has been monitoring whistleblowers’ comments on social media about vaccination queue jumping. I shared it immediately with Dato’ Dr Chong DDG @KKMPutrajaya , who is with me in the task force, to investigate. We take information on exposing them seriously. Vaccine equity is important,” he said in his Twitter posting