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Government plans for bigger vaccination centers for Immunisation Program's 3rd phase

Mar 16, 2021

The government is planning to set up bigger COVID-19 vaccination centers nationwide for the third phase of the National Immunisation Program.

Its coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin says they are looking for centers that can accommodate 8,000 recipients a day.

This is in line with the PM’s call to complete the immunization program by the end of this year.

On another note, Khairy Jamaluddin says a notification has been sent to the 1.4 million MySejahtera users who failed to complete their registrations for the COVID-19 vaccine.

He adds that the app also has a record of first-time registrations to prevent repeated attempts.

He was responding to PKR Chief Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s questions yesterday, regarding the immunization program.

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UMNO Chief gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine today

UMNO President Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has received his first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Meanwhile, he has assured everyone that the vaccine is safe, and to immediately register themselves to be vaccinated.

5.6 million people are currently registered under the immunisation program.

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Penang hopes Putrajaya will expedite vaccinations for those in manufacturing sector

Penang has sent a proposal to the federal government to consider speeding up the immunization program for the state’s manufacturing sector workers.

Its Chief Minister says vaccinating these workers will greatly lower its number of COVID-19 infections, as most of them are linked to the sector.

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US study finds COVID-19 vaccine effective among elderly in nursing homes

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A new US study has found that the COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective in preventing the spread of the coronavirus in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes.

According to researchers, the vaccine is 63% effective against the virus after the first dose, suggesting that elderly folk will be offered significant protection after completing the second jab.

This, as a large number of America’s COVID-19-related deaths and transmissions were linked to such facilities.