51.2% of Malaysia’s adults given booster doses
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 11,988,626 adults or 51.2 per cent of the group in the country have received their COVID-19 booster doses as of yesterday. Based on the COVIDNOW portal, 22,925,149 individuals or 97.9 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their vaccination, while 99.1 per cent or 23,202,052 individuals have received at least […]
54,000 paediatric vaccines arrive in Kuching
KUCHING: A total of 54,000 Pfizer-BioNTech paediatric COVID-19 vaccines from the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) for children, aged five to 11, arrived at Kuching International Airport on Friday night (Jan 28). Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian explained that paediatric vaccines are different from those for adults, not just in terms […]
Dr Sim explains why lion dances allowed
KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) allowed lion dance performances during the first four days of Chinese New Year (CNY) and on Chap Goh Mei (Feb 15) after taking into consideration the low number of COVID-19 and recommendations of health experts. Its advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said Deputy Chief. Minister and SDMC […]
45.1 per cent of Malaysia’s adults given booster dose
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 10,561,588 individuals or 45.1 per cent of the adults in the country have received the COVID-19 booster dose as of today. According to the Health Ministry’s COVIDNOW portal, of the total, 53,210 booster doses were administered today. Meanwhile, a total of 22,915,270 individuals or 97.9 per cent of the adult population […]
Jabs for kids below 12 timely: Dr Sim
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian welcomes the COVID-19 vaccination programme for children below 12 starting next month. He said it was timely in view of the reopening of schools in Phase Four of the National Recovery Plan (NRP). “Sarawak will continue the great partnership with Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin and […]
No case of fake vaccine cert in Sarawak
KUCHING: Fake Covid-19 vaccination certificates are not being sold in Sarawak thus far and police want to keep it that way. The assurance came from Sarawak police commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail when contacted on Wednesday (Jan 19). According to him, surveillance and monitoring conducted by Sarawak police have found no traces of such activities being […]
Stay vigilant against virus, reminds DCM
KUCHING: People in Sarawak have been told not to let their guard down although Covid-19 numbers are now relatively low in the state. Everyone should instead continue to observe the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in view of the emergence of the Omicron variant worldwide. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas who gave the […]
380,047 Sarawakians yet to be boosted
KUCHING: The COVID-19 cases are low in Sarawak because people are complying with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and have already gotten their booster shots, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He added that the percentage of those who have already been boosted in the state is at 72.2 per cent of […]
Don’t delay vaccinating children: Experts
THE vaccination programme for children aged five to 11 is expected to start soon now that Malaysia’s Drug Control Authority has granted conditional approval for the administration of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children in that age group. Although their vaccine dosage will be much lower than that administered to adolescents and adults, many parents feel […]
Booster jab for walk-ins at Emart Batu Kawah
KUCHING: Those that have yet to receive their Covid-19 booster shot can walk in to the Emart Batu Kawah here on Sunday (Jan 16). According to a notice shared by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian in a Facebook post on Saturday (Jan 15), the administration of the booster shot will take […]
