KUALA LUMPUR – In line with the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, new vaccine-related features will be included in the MySejahtera app soon.
Health Ministry Disease Control Division senior principal assistant director Dr A.Maheshwara Rao said the new features would include vaccine registration, vaccination process as well as self-monitoring.
He said that the registration feature would enable users to not only sign up for the jabs themselves, but also their dependents who do not have the app.
“During the registration process, users must verify their name as well as identity card and are required to answer some questions before receiving a notification of vaccine injection date.
“Users need to turn on push notifications for the app to stay up to date on information (regarding the vaccination process),” he said in a virtual briefing session on the Covid-19 immunisation with Bernama and RTM, today.
Dr Maheshwara said information related to the vaccination process – including where to go to get the jabs as well as the issuance of the digital Covid-19 Vaccine Immunisation Certificate – would be stored and can be viewed via the application.
Apart from that, he said users can self-monitor via the app to determine if they are suffering side effects after receiving the vaccines.
“All information related to the vaccination process will be displayed and updated from time to time,” he said.
Dr Maheshwara also reminded users to allow app updates so that they are also using the latest version.
Meanwhile, the Health Ministry Pharmacy Practice and Development Division director A’tia Hashim said all vaccine storage facilities throughout the country have been equipped with ultra-low temperature freezers, in addition to the top loading freezers.
Malaysia is expected to receive the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine this Sunday, with inoculations to begin in phases from February 26. – Bernama, February 19, 2021
