{"id":8861,"date":"2021-03-28T13:29:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T05:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=8861"},"modified":"2021-03-28T13:29:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-28T05:29:38","slug":"allow-private-medical-centers-clinics-to-purchase-vaccinate-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=8861","title":{"rendered":"Allow private medical centers, clinics to purchase, vaccinate people"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 —\u00a0Government should consider allowing private medical centers and private clinics to purchase COVID-19 vaccines and vaccinate those who can afford to pay to expedite the 80 percent vaccination target, said Alliance For Safe Community chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the long waiting period for those who are not in the critical category and the existence of anti-vaxxers\u00a0are\u00a0creating doubts about ability to inoculate 9.4 million people between now and August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis must be adequately and relentlessly addressed by the government.\u00a0In this effort, the COVID-19 Vaccination Advisory Committee should seek the help and cooperation of community-based non-governmental\u00a0organizations and religious bodies, as well as start messaging campaigns in various languages to allay unfounded fears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese steps will go a long way to expedite the 80 per cent vaccination target, and thus reduce the period of stress and anxiety that is now enveloping the nation,\u201d he said in a statement here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lee also said the warning by Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah of a possible rise in the number of COVID-19 cases was a clarion call to all Malaysians to be extra vigilant in a common effort to stem the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMake no mistake, the threat is real and we let our guard down at our own peril. We must never be complacent. Based on his extrapolation over the past three days, the COVID-19 reproduction number (Rt) had risen to 1.0, the highest since the beginning of March,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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