20 seniors at St. Mary’s Aged Home in Taman Halimahton in Seputeh, KL, find it near impossible to vote in GE15 due to crowded polling stations and needing family and friends to get them there.
Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman also urges recipients of Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine to get a 3rd jab, saying Sinovac is a 3-dose vaccine and the 4th dose is a booster, whereas an mRNA vaccine is a 2-dose vaccine.
Reported Covid deaths among adults aged 40-59 with comorbidities were 171% higher than in seniors aged 60+ without underlying health issues from Feb 6-March 12, 2022.
The geriatrician ratio in Canada and the UK is 0.5 and 0.85 per 10,000 population, respectively. In Malaysia, the geriatrician ratio is 0.19 per 10,000 population.
The Sarawak Covid-19 Vaccine Advisory Group (Scovag) recommends Pfizer as a third dose for the elderly and immunocompromised, as Scovag is concerned about Sinovac vaccine efficacy.
Logistics and vaccine deliveries to PPVs, as well as opening hours for the walk-in inoculation service in KL and Selangor for above-60s, haven’t been finalised yet.