Malaysia

Let seniors walk in for anti-Covid jabs like in Singapore, Putrajaya told



Elderly Singapore citizens getting vaccinated. (AP pic)

PETALING JAYA: Medical groups have urged the government to emulate Singapore by allowing anyone older than 60 years to walk into a vaccination facility and get his anti-Covid jab.

Dr Subramaniam Muniandy.

Malaysian Medical Association president Dr Subramaniam Muniandy said “we should definitely give all older persons the option of walking in and getting their jabs” once the vaccine supply was adequate.

He suggested that the government partner with private clinics and hospitals to administer vaccines to their older patients.

Referring to complaints that some elderly people were not getting safety information regarding the different vaccines available, he said such information should be broadcast widely through TV, radio and other media.

Dr Steven Chow.

Dr Steven Chow, president of the Federation of Private Medical Practitioners’ Association Malaysia, said he too would back a policy similar to the one Singapore introduced last week.

He said attending doctors could provide health assessments on the spot and give assurances of the safety of any particular vaccine for a particular patient.

He also proposed that the government get ProtectHealth, designated by the health ministry as the executor of private practitioner engagement for the national Covid-19 immunisation programme (PICK), to bear the cost of full medical examinations for registered senior citizens.

“A free medical exam would ensure that more elderly people would register to be vaccinated,” he said.

As of June 6, one million senior citizens nationwide have received their jabs under PICK.

According to women, family and community development minister Rina Harun, 229,462 of the one million had received two doses.

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