“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.
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.
HealthMetrics has launched its “Race to Herd Immunity” campaign, in a bid to educate the community on the different vaccines, address the community’s questions, and dispel any misinformation.