VACCINATION FOR ADOLESCENTS IN KELANTAN TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK - DR ZAINI
KOTA BHARU -- The vaccination exercise for adolescents aged 12 to 17 in Kelantan is expected to begin next week, says State Health Department director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin.
He said the decision was made following the improvement in the percentage of fully vaccinated adults in the state, apart from the sufficient vaccine supply.
“Based on the information we have obtained, only a minority of the (adult population in Kelantan) have not been vaccinated yet, so the vaccines for the teenagers, Insya Allah, we will begin next week.
“We get the data of the youths from the state education department, as it is more complete and accurate,” he told reporters after handing over 14 units of oxygen concentrators donated by a law firm at the Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital here today.
Based on the vaksincovid.gov.my website, a total of 939,091 or 76 per cent of the adult population in Kelantan have received their first dose while 657,520 or 53.2 per cent are fully vaccinated as of yesterday.
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WALK-IN VACCINATION IN NEGERI SEMBILAN TO BEGIN ON MONDAY
SEREMBAN -- The Negeri Sembilan government will implement walk-in vaccinations at 11 public vaccination centres and selected health clinics from Sept 20 to Sept 25.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun said a total of 19,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to the state for people aged 18 and above who have yet to get their appointment or have not registered for vaccination via MySejahtera.
“Individuals who have received their appointments are not allowed to walk-in and need to follow the dates set for vaccination. The walk-in vaccination does not involve people from other states or non-citizens,” he said after chairing the state executive councillor (Exco) meeting today.
He said 100 per cent of individuals aged 18 and above in the state have received their first dose while 88.9 per cent are fully vaccinated.
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PENANG COVID-19 CALL CENTRE BEGINS OPERATION
GEORGE TOWN -- The Penang COVID-19 call centre which began operating today will help improve the existing response time for the monitoring of COVID-19 patients and close contacts, says Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.
He said the call centre was an additional initiative to the existing hotlines, namely the COVID-19 Assessment Centre (CAC) Call Centre, COVID-19 Penang Integrated Control Centre and the PgCare Alliance careline.
“The call centre will operate daily from 8 am to 5 pm, and can be contacted at 04-261 8000, and will subsequently be improved to operate round-the-clock,” he said in a statement here today.
Apart from that, Chow said the walk-in vaccination initiative for non-citizens would begin this Friday at four vaccination centres, namely SPICE Convention Centre, Millennium Hall, SP Arena and Sungai Bakap Multipurpose Hall.
He said the vaccination exercise for adolescents in the state would also begin soon.
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MATFA SUGGESTS GOV’T ABOLISH ENTERTAINMENT TAX
KUALA LUMPUR -- The Malaysian Association of Amusement Theme Park and Family Attractions (MATFA) has proposed to the government to provide an exemption or abolish the 25 per cent of entertainment tax in the upcoming Budget 2022 in an effort to reduce the impact on the economy due to the spread of COVID-19.
Its president, Tan Sri Richard Koh, said the tax under the Entertainment Duty Act 1953 (Act 103) was no longer relevant to the operation of all the theme parks in the country.
“The 25 per cent rate is very high, whereby it affects the revenue of theme park operators, and also raises the entrance ticket price for visitors,” he said in a statement today.
MATFA also welcomed the move by the Federal government and Pakatan Harapan leaders to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Political Stability and Transformation, paving the way for a new political landscape based on bipartisan cooperation.
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PNM ORGANISES MALAYSIA DAY TALKSHOW
KUALA LUMPUR -- The Malaysia Day talk show organised by the National Library Malaysia (PNM) was held today, inviting members of the community to appreciate history and strengthen the spirit of unity that has been established since independence.
According to PNM, the programme themed ‘Merdeka Dihargai, Sejarah Dilestari’ (Independence Appreciated, History Preserved) was held virtually through the PNM TV channel featuring Universiti Malaya History Department lecturer Dr Mardiana Nordin.
“Among other things, it touched on the role of Malaysians in maintaining peace, independence and racial unity in the country," it said in a statement today.
PNM said as an agency under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, it would continue to organise such programmes as part of its social responsibility initiative.
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