Malaysia is also on track to vaccinate 100% of adults nationwide with their first Covid-19 vaccine dose by Sept 6 and complete inoculation by Oct 11 at the earliest.
Public hospitals are working to ensure each patient receives optimum treatment, says Greater Klang Valley Special Task Force head Dr Chong Chee Kheong.
“If our leaders are waking up every morning thinking about how to get the majority in Parliament, it means they’re not thinking about how to solve the Covid-19 problem,” says Nathaniel Tan.
According to a vaccine attitude study on young adults in the Klang Valley, respondents want localised data on Covid-19 vaccine efficacy and official reports of vaccine side effects.
Malaysia also reported the 12th highest absolute number of daily new Covid-19 cases globally on August 3 with about 17,031 new infections on a rolling seven-day average.
A total of 20,684 breakthrough infections among partially or fully vaccinated people, 16% of 132,748 Covid-19 cases, were reported from July 26 to August 2; about 99% of the breakthrough cases were in Categories One to Three.
Besides getting the Covid-19 jab, experts advise Malaysians to take the pneumococcal vaccine before travelling to Mecca to have a more productive pilgrimage.
Achieving a Calculative / Lindungi Diri Kita Safety Culture level across Malaysian society may be both achievable and sufficient for ensuring successful Covid-19 risk mitigation.