KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 637,000 individuals have registered for the Covid-19 vaccine shot through the MySejahtera application as at 9pm yesterday.
Senior assistant director-general of the Health Ministry’s Disease Control Division Dr Mahesh Appannan said the app is so far showing itself to be the most effective way to disseminate information on Covid-19, including on the vaccination programe.
“The MySejahtera application now has almost 21 million unique users and they are all active. Every day, we get almost 18 to 20 million check-ins. This shows there is much interaction and use of MySejahtera by the people.
“Currently, we do not make it mandatory to use MySejahtera, but we encourage Malaysians to use it. Mandating something is not always our strategy, it should be voluntary,” he said during the Ruang Bicara programme aired on Bernama TV.
With him was Medical Mythbusters Malaysia’s vaccination campaign strategic planning exco Dr Megat Mohamad Amirul Amzar Megat Hashim.
Earlier yesterday, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin launched the Covid-19 vaccination registration programme through the MySejahtera app to facilitate the implementation of the immunisation programme.
The launch ceremony was held after the prime minister received the first of two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the Putrajaya Health Clinic about 2.43pm, becoming one of the first individuals in the country to receive the vaccine.
Registration for the Covid-19 vaccination through the MySejahtera app is one of the five methods provided by the government for the purpose.
The public can also register via the website www.vaksincovid.gov.my or for offline registration, they can contact a hotline to be announced soon, head to the nearest public or private healthcare facility, or through assistance programmes for residents in rural and inland areas.
In the meantime, Dr Mahesh assured Malaysians of the safety of user data stored in the MySejahtera app, which are protected under acts such as the Medical Act 1971 and the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988, besides collaboration with the National Cyber Security Agency. – Bernama, February 25, 2021
