PUTRAJAYA – Senior Education Minister Datuk Mohd Radzi Md Jidin and four teachers today received the Covid-19 vaccine jab at the Putrajaya Health Office in Precinct 11 here.
Radzi, when met by reporters after receiving his shot, called on Malaysians including more than 500,000 teachers nationwide to immediately register for the vaccine through the MySejahtera app.
He said that the four individuals who received the first dose of the vaccine today are among the 55,539 teachers at high risk of being infected with Covid-19 who have been listed as recipients under the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.
“I didn’t feel anything when receiving the shot. Alhamdulillah, everything was good and all Malaysians should take this opportunity and immediately register with the MySejahtera app to ensure the vaccination process runs smoothly,” he said.
Radzi said that as face-to-face school sessions would begin this Monday, the vaccination programme aimed to ensure that teaching and learning sessions were held in a safe environment.
He said the Education Ministry would ensure that all the standard operating procedures set are complied with in schools nationwide when the school sessions begin.
On whether student attendance will be made compulsory, Radzi said parents should write a letter to the school and provide supporting documents if their children are unable to attend school due to reasons such as health issues.
On February 19, Radzi said face-to-face school sessions that had been postponed previously following a surge in Covid-19 cases would begin on March 1.
He said the decision would involve preschoolers and Year One and Year Two pupils, while Year Three to Year Six pupils will start attending school on March 8. – Bernama, February 27, 2021
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