KOTA BARU – Almost half of all Kelantan folk have registered as recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.
Kelantan Health Department (JKNK) director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin said this involved a total of 603,389 residents, or 48.8% of the total 1.2 million population eligible to receive the vaccine in the state.
Apart from registrations through the MySejahtera app, he said outreach programmes have helped raise awareness and made it easier for residents to register as vaccine recipients.
“At the beginning of the introduction of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, the people of Kelantan faced various constraints, such as no internet access while some didn’t know how to use the MySejahtera app.
“However, after we took the initiative to carry out a large-scale outreach programme in the community, including at public vaccination centres (PPVs), it helped increase vaccine acceptance and registration among the community,” he said after visiting the Low-Risk Covid-19 Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) at Pusat Tarbiah Islam Kelantan in Pengkalan Chepa here today
Meanwhile, Dr Zaini said as of yesterday, a total of 196,221 people in Kelantan had received the first dose of vaccine while 96,098 people have completed the second dose.
“With this, 15% of the population in the state has received vaccinations and we expect the number to continue to increase and hope the supply of 550,000 doses promised by the federal government can be given according to schedule next month.
“Once the supply is obtained, we plan to open five more PPVs to optimise vaccine distribution, thus taking the total number of PPVs throughout the state to 23.”
Earlier, Kelantan Prisons Department director Mat Yaacob said to date, the department has produced 50,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) suits for frontliners in the state. – Bernama, June 23, 2021
