The government is considering allowing fully vaccinated people to cross state borders, once enough are covered in Phase 2 of the national Covid-19 vaccination programme, says Khairy Jamaluddin.
Frontline workers in manufacturing, construction, aviation, and oil and gas sectors, and Johoreans who need to commute to Singapore for work, as well as anyone who has already signed up on MySejahtera, may be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccination from April, says Khairy Jamaluddin.
The top six states and territories with the highest adult population coverage of MySejahtera Covid-19 vaccine registration were Putrajaya, KL, Selangor, Penang, Negeri Sembilan, and Labuan as of March 23.
Pantai Hospital Klang has administered Covid-19 vaccines to frontliners from Sentosa Specialist Hospital Klang, Hospital Bersalin Razif, JMC Medical Centre, and general practitioners from clinics in Klang.
Perlis managed to inoculate all registered frontliners, numbering at 9,526, with the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by March 18, covering 3.7% of its population.
The Pakatan Harapan Covid-19 vaccine committee says some people are not signing up on MySejahtera because they’re waiting for a private Covid-19 vaccination programme to get their preferred vaccine.
Ipoh Barat MP M. Kulasegaran says many of his constituents did not know how to register for Covid-19 vaccination, some didn’t have mobile phones, and others had concerns on post-vaccination side effects.
Health care workers who experience mild Covid-19 symptoms should not go to work and get tested instead if necessary, says an infectious disease expert from UM.