BAGAN SERAI – The Health Ministry will take stern action against anyone who tries to forge the digital Covid-19 vaccination certificate in the MySejahtera app.
Deputy Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said the ministry’s enforcement division and other authorities view the issue seriously and will take necessary actions to curb it.
“We will investigate. The enforcement division will be more careful in ensuring and checking the authenticity of vaccination certificates,” he said in a news conference after visiting the vaccination centre for teachers at SMK Abu Bakar Al-Baqir here today.
He was commenting on the statement by Kelantan police chief Datuk Shafien Mamat, who reminded the public not to abuse the relaxed standard operating procedures for inter-district and interstate movements, or produce fake vaccination certificates.
Dr Noor Azmi said the issue would be brought to the ministry’s special meeting soon to discuss suitable methods to address the matter.
Meanwhile, when asked on the allegations of low vaccination rates in Perak, Dr Noor Azmi said as of August 8, 34.4% of the population or 864,249 individuals had received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, while 21.9% (549,262 individuals) had received both doses.
He said for the Kerian district alone, a total of 57,841 individuals (29.8%) had received their first vaccine jab while 40,716 individuals (21%) had completed their vaccinations.
Earlier, at the event, some 1,500 teachers, support staff, canteen operators, and school bus operators received their Covid-19 vaccinations in preparation for the school session to begin in September. – Bernama, August 10, 2021
