Even though our nurses have already served the medication and attended to all patients’ vital signs, they are not allowed to take off their PPE, but stand in the ward doing nothing until the next batch/shift colleagues come in.
Vaccine Minister Khairy Jamaluddin says that Malaysia’s Covid-19 vaccine supply will only exceed demand in July, when Malaysia is due to receive bulk vaccine deliveries from manufacturers.
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.
If the current pace continues, the government will need another 26 days to administer at least the first Covid-19 vaccine dose to all 500,000 frontline workers, just slightly missing the March 31 target by three days.
Although vaccinations for Category 1 and 2 of frontliners are meant to run concurrently, this is not reflected at the ground level, says the Malaysian Medical Association.
You cannot be a Covid medical officer forever, for once Covid is over, what are you going to do? What skills will you have? Will you have the time to learn them?