ALOR STAR – Some 30,000 civil servants have yet to register for Covid-19 vaccinations, and Cuepacs is urging them to sign up soon to help the government achieve herd immunity before next year.
Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) president Adnan Mat said that civil servants, as implementers of government policies, should set a good example by supporting the national immunisation programme.
“We are civil servants who receive instructions on government policies, so when directed to undergo vaccinations, we should do so,” he told a press conference after handing over three units of powered air purifying respirators to Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah (HSB) here today.
Adnan said heads of departments should play a role in convincing these civil servant to get themselves jabbed.
“They should take the initiative to meet with them to find out what is preventing them from getting the vaccine,” he added.
Meanwhile, HSB deputy director of medicine Dr Siti Norhani Mazrah Khalid said almost 400 of the 1,108 beds at HSB are occupied by Covid-19 patients, including 44 in the intensive care unit. – Bernama, September 16, 2021
