KOTA BARU – Six thousand young people have been mobilised throughout the country in the effort to ensure the success of vaccine dispensing under National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.
Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal said they will assist the Health Ministry (MoH) in disseminating information to members of the public, especially those in rural areas, on the vaccination programme.
He said they will also manage administrative matters regarding the vaccination, such as registration and reception including bringing individuals to vaccination centres.
“Those involved have been trained and briefed earlier so that they could explain clearly the vaccination programme to people (when they go) house to house.
“They are tasked with providing details such as what is a vaccine and its effects apart from assisting the people to register via MySejahtera or to take them to be registered at the nearest district health centre,” he said when met by reporters here today.
Commenting further, Wan Fayhsal said the effort would be intensified as many people still had uncertainties about the vaccination programme.
“There are many who are still unclear about the programme apart from anxieties and so on.
“Among those in need of accurate information are elderly folks. In fact I see that vaccination registration in Kelantan is still low especially among senior citizens,” he said.
He said the ministry is confident the move to deploy youth would raise the rate of Covid-19 inoculation, thereby ensuring the success of the vaccination programme in meeting its objective.
“Health personnel will be very busy with the actual vaccination process and therefore such volunteers would be a great help,” he said.
Earlier the media reported that Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the implementation of phase two of the vaccination programme was brought forward by two days to April 17.
This comes as registration for the vaccines among over-60s and those with comorbidities through MySejahtera is at just 30%. – Bernama, May 7, 2021
