KUALA NERUS – The east coast states have recorded the lowest registration percentage for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme in the Peninsula, said Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Ahmad Amzad Hashim.
He said that up to yesterday, Kelantan recorded the lowest number of registrations with only 11.8% of the state’s population registered for the vaccination exercise using the MySejahtera application.
“Terengganu and Pahang, on the other hand, only recorded 16.3% and 17.1% of the states’ population respectively, registered to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
“Hence, I am a little worried because the registration (of the vaccine) is relatively low on the east coast compared with other regions such as Putrajaya, which recorded a total registration of 70%,” he told Bernama after officiating the closing ceremony of the Inter-Foundation Matriculation Innovation Competition 2021 at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, here today.
He said that as of yesterday, a total of 5.53 million – or 22.8% – of Malaysians had registered for the Covid-19 vaccine.
In this regard, Amzad asked government agencies, local authorities and state governments, especially on the east coast, to mobilise the Village Development and Security Committee (JPKK) to help residents register as recipients of the vaccine. – Bernama, March 15, 2021
