Some private hospitals in the Klang Valley are beginning to have fewer private Covid-19 patients in the past week, but the number of patients on respiratory support in ICUs still remains high.
As of August 14, Malaysia has vaccinated 52% of its total population with at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose, catching up to the US’ 59%; Malaysia currently administers 1.39 doses per 100 people, six times higher than the US.
Bukit Gasing state assemblyman Rajiv Rishyakaran wants JKJAV to reinstate first-dose Covid-19 vaccination in panel clinics, as there are only 10 PPVs in KL and Selangor available for walk-in jabs.
The vaccine minister does not recommend doing antibody tests to evaluate protection from Covid-19 vaccination, as there are currently no standards for suitable tests.
Sarawak’s high Covid-19 vaccination coverage coincides with a sharp drop in hospital admissions, ICU cases, and deaths, but infections have been rising since mid-July, along with a slight uptick in hospitalisation and ICU rates last week.
Muhyiddin Yassin questions who will run the Covid-19 vaccination programme if Perikatan Nasional falls and a new government cannot be formed immediately.
Dr Chong Chee Kheong says 20% of the 80,000 positive cases monitored by the virtual CAC, or 16,000 people, show warning signs, while the remaining 80% are in Categories One and Two.