Michelle Ng says without a moratorium on immigration laws, there is no guarantee that undocumented persons will be spared from arrests when getting Covid-19 shots at vaccine centres.
The World Health Organization (WHO) for the Western Pacific says more evidence is required to prove that vaccine efficacy decreases against severe illness before deciding on booster shots, due to limited global vaccine supply.
From Jan 1-Aug 10 this year, Gombak and Hulu Langat recorded 818.5 and 747.8 total Covid-19 deaths per million people, exceeding Selangor’s 611.2 and Malaysia’s 327.4 rates.
Since peak vaccination of more than 540,000 average jabs on August 1, doses administered nationwide fluctuated between 450,000 and less than 500,000 daily in the past fortnight, based on rolling seven-day averages.
Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud says the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force initially listed private GP clinics as long-term PPVs to ensure PICK’s continuity in the long run.
Selangor only started receiving delivery of its purchased 2.5 million Sinovac doses in June despite making payments for the vaccine back in February, while PICK started receiving Sinovac in March.
Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud says the Ministry of Health cited the PDPA in its refusal of the Selangor state government’s requests to link MySejahtera with Selangkah.
Dr Jemilah Mahmood proposes highly localised measures to curb Covid-19 outbreaks, as the highly transmissible Delta variant is unlikely to be fully contained.
The Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia says select private hospitals will provide private Covid-19 vaccination, calling for a wider range of vaccines to be made available.