States like Sabah, Kelantan, Melaka, Labuan, Putrajaya, Pahang, Perak, and Sarawak have recorded Rt levels above 1 as of April 4, which means that the Covid-19 outbreaks there are growing.
Health Minister Dr Adham Baba says he has instructed all state health directors to ensure that all medical frontliners get their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by the end of April.
The majority of private dentists who haven’t even received their first Covid-19 jab are from KL and certain districts in Selangor, says the Malaysian Private Dental Practitioners’ Association.
Unicef says it’s unclear if COVAX's Covid-19 vaccine supply timeline for Malaysia will be affected by the lower-than-planned deliveries from South Korea for COVAX participants in March.
A medical practitioner says it’s not that Malaysians don't want to get the Covid-19 vaccine, but it's that many people don’t know how to register with MySejahtera.
Pos Malaysia postmen will drop Covid-19 vaccine promotional flyers in mailboxes throughout the country, especially in rural areas and states with low vaccination registration rates.
Malaysia’s total 1.75 Covid-19 vaccine doses administered per 100 people as of March 27 exceeded South Korea (1.56) that started its vaccine rollout at about the same time as Malaysia.