PETALING JAYA: MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd has temporarily suspended the operations of its wholly-owned subsidiary MSM Prai Bhd in Penang, due to a notice from the Ministry of Health Malaysia (MoH).
Immunisation strategies key to success 09 Mar 2021 / 11:11 H. Coordinating Minister for National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme, who is also Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin showing the COVID-19 Vaccination Status at My Sejahtera application after conducting a simulation of the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme at Health Ministry on Feb 23. - Bernama
ALTHOUGH
both online and offline vaccine registrations were introduced last week, low public registration for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) raises concern that Malaysia might not achieve herd immunity anytime soon.
According to Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, only 6.1% of the population (1,468,137 individuals) have registered for vaccination via the MySejahtera mobile application as of 11am on March 1.
Vaccination challenges in rural Sabah, Sarawak 02 Mar 2021 / 12:09 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
ALTHOUGH Malaysia has a plan to inoculate more than 80% of the population (nearly 27 million out of 32 million Malaysians) against Covid-19 by March 2022, there is no clear indication on how the vaccines are going to be distributed throughout rural Sabah and Sarawak.
This is a valid concern as in the rural areas of Sabah and Sarawak more than a third of the population continue to live beyond 5km from any kind of health facility.
Due to the lack of specialists and medical equipment, patients seeking treatments or follow-up treatments are often forced to refer to another public hospital that can cater to their respective medical needs.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 ― China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine received by Malaysia today must first go through a manufacturing process by the pharmaceutical company, Pharmaniaga, to be evaluated and approved by the regulatory agency. Coordinating Minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation.
Friday, 26 Feb 2021 06:02 AM MYT
Datuk Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri speaks to reporters at the Movenpick Hotel in Sepang December 24, 2020. Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 Malaysia has obtained the views and explanations of the world s leading Muslim scholars or ulama on the fatwa of receiving the Covid-19 vaccine.
Minister in the Prime Minister s Department (Religious Affairs) Senator Datuk Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri said he had sent letters to several scholars over the matter, including the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, Egypt Mufti Shawki Allam and Chairman of the Fatwa Council of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah Ben Bayyah.