KUALA LUMPUR – Care centres for people with disabilities that are not registered with the Social Welfare Department (JKM) have been asked to register individuals under their care for phase two of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, which has started since April 19.
Senator Datuk Ras Adiba Mohd Radzi said this is important to ensure that the disabled community, categorised as a vulnerable group, would not be sidelined in the vaccination programme, and to help reduce the spread of the infectious disease and the risk of complications among them.
“I will ask for assistance from Khairy Jamaluddin as the coordinating minister (for the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme) to give consideration to include disabled care centres that are not registered with JKM in the AstraZeneca vaccine registration, which will begin on May 23, just as old folks’ homes are,” she said in a statement today.
Ras Adiba said that as of December 2020, almost 52 care centres nationwide are not registered with JKM.
Meanwhile, she said that she hoped the government would expedite the vaccination process for the disabled group, especially those living in rural areas.
According to her, the Women, Family, and Community Development Ministry had recently submitted a list of 19,439 disabled trainees in the Community Rehabilitation Programme to the
Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry to be considered for phase two of the programme.
Ras Adiba also expressed her appreciation to the Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee for the disabled-friendly facilities provided at most vaccination centres throughout the country. – Bernama, May 17, 2021
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