Vaccine recipients grateful for the jab
KUCHING: A total of 292 residents in Lubok Antu district received their first dose of Sinovac vaccine at the vaccination centre (PPV) located in the Dewan Kompleks Sukan, Lubok Antu today (June 16). According to Margaret Minong, a nursing supervisor at the Lubok Antu Health Clinic, the immunisation programme received positive feedback from the locals. […]
Marked increase in AZ jab recipients
BY PENERANGAN KUCHING: A total of 3,000 people received their first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine at the vaccination centre in Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) which entered its fourth day of operation today compared to only 1,000 people in the first three days of operation. According to Public Medicare Group (PMG) chief executive officer […]
Media personnel heave a sigh of relief after being vaccinated today
KUALA LUMPUR: Media practitioners are finally being vaccinated! The hashtag #CucukMyPress campaign came to fruition after the first group of media personnel received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, starting today. Despite facing the risk of infection that has resulted in several media personnel testing positive for Covid-19, they have continued to persevere out […]
Over 5k in Limbang vaccinated since Friday
LIMBANG: Until June 4, out of the 40,797 eligible vaccine recipients in the district here, a sum of 5,136 people have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. According to a Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) report, another 3,792 had taken the second dose. The latest figures were given by Limbang Division health officer […]
Vaccination for media people starts Wednesday
KUALA LUMPUR: Media personnel registered under the National Covid-19 Vaccination Programme will receive their first dose on Wednesday (June 9), said the programme’s coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said members of the media would receive their appointment dates starting today (June 7). “Some will start receiving their appointment dates today and vaccination will start on […]
First dose – a fitting birthday gift for Hii
KUCHING: Francis Hii Lu Sheng couldn’t have asked for a more fitting birthday present today (June 7). He turned 60, and was happy to be able to receive his first dose of the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine. Hii was among the 1,000 people, mostly aged 60 and above, to receive the jab during day one of […]
Some 2,000 residents in Saratok to receive first dose
SARATOK: Some 2,000 residents in Saratok will receive their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine from June 4 to 14. Saratok MP Datuk Ali Biju said a large-scale vaccination programme would begin as soon as the vaccine supply was received. “The residents will receive their first dose of vaccine using the Pfizer BionTech and Sinovac Covid-19 […]
Fake news on post-injection effects refuted
MIRI: Senior vaccinees who had gotten their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at Eastwood Hall vaccination centre here said they had not experienced any negative symptoms or discomfort, so they advised against being influenced by fake news. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin found this out after listening to several senior vaccinees during his […]
Church leaders receive vaccine jab
KUCHING: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching, Archbishop Simon Poh and Bishop of the Anglican Church in Sarawak and Brunei, Datuk Danald Jute have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine during the second phase of the Covid-19 Immunisation Programme at Stadium Perpaduan last Friday (April 23). They joined others who are eligible to be […]
331 receive first dose of vaccine
SIMANGGANG: A total of 331 individuals have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine since the start of the second phase of the immunisation programme at Dewan Suarah Sri Aman. The three-day immunisation programme in Sri Aman started on Friday. A total of 762 senior citizens aged 60 and above and frontline personnel are […]
