The Pakatan Harapan Covid-19 vaccination committee says state governments and private health care providers should be allowed to procure their own Covid-19 vaccine supply and inoculate paying customers.
Khairy Jamaluddin says China’s Sinovac Biotech told him it did not receive any application from the individual who offered Sinovac vaccines to Penang, and that the individual’s Hong Kong-based company does not exist.
Selangor MB Amirudin Shari stresses the need for mass Covid-19 testing and vaccination, as well as financial aid for the B40 and improved access to education.
Khairy Jamaluddin says he has informed Sarawak there is no need to purchase Sinovac vaccines, while he is unsure when Selangor will get the Covid-19 vaccines it says it bought.
Selangor’s Covid-19 incidence rate, ICU admission rate, and death rate exceed national rates, though the state is not the worst in these indicators nationwide.
Selangor’s SELGATE Covid-19 vaccination programme is expected to begin in June; 3,500 companies, with almost one million workers, have registered interest to buy Covid-19 vaccines.
Low-glycaemic index (GI) content claims in food are practiced all over the world, but Malaysia is still far behind, says Holista Biotech, a natural products biotech company.
Dr Azhari Rosman from the National Heart Institute (IJN) says the Covid-19 epidemic has led to delayed treatments and follow-up sessions for diabetic patients.