KUCHING, June 13 -- The Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak (DVSS) will continue with the anti-rabies vaccination programme during the current Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) period.
DVSS director Dr Adrian Susin Ambud said today that the programme had resumed on June 10 after it was halted temporarily during the Movement Control Order (MCO) and Conditional MCO (CMCO).
"Dog owners can bring their dogs to any nearby DVSS divisional offices to get their free anti-rabies vaccination during office hours. However, they have to adhere to the current SOPs (standard operating procedures) such as practising social distancing, using hand sanitiser and wearing face mask,” he said in a statement.
He said that from Jan 1 to June 12, a total of 7,518 dogs had been vaccinated against rabies, with 41 per cent of the number being booster vaccination.
“It is important for all dogs to be vaccinated against rabies annually. The cumulative number of dogs vaccinated from 2017 until June 12 this year is 158,322,” he added.
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