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PETALING JAYA: The government is considering issuing an exemption certificate to people who cannot receive the Covid-19 vaccine because they have severe allergies or are immunosuppressed.
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the issuance of the certificate was to replace the digital vaccine certificate that would be issued to all recipients once they have completed the second dose of the vaccine.
“On the principle of equity, we are thinking about how we can give an exemption certificate to those who cannot get vaccinated and not because they decide not to get vaccinated. I think we have to be fair, ”he said.
The coordinating minister of the National Covid-19 Immunization Program said this at a press conference after visiting the Universiti Malaya Medical Center vaccination center here today.
He also said that the government was still refining the plan to award digital vaccine certificates through the MySejahtera app.
He said the system will provide information to the World Health Organization (WHO) and other countries so that the certificate is recognized and used as proof of vaccination.
Meanwhile, he explained that the government was also developing a strategy to vaccinate homeless people, refugees and undocumented migrants.
He said he will meet with United Nations agencies this week to discuss the best method (of vaccination) for these groups.
“I will also have a meeting with the Kuala Lumpur City Council on the homeless,” he added.
Khairy also said that Health Minister Adham Baba would announce the protection plan to compensate anyone who suffered serious side effects from Covid-19 vaccine injections at a joint press conference next Monday.
Commenting on China’s Sinovac vaccine, he said that the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency under the Ministry of Health was conducting stability tests on the vaccine and that it could take a month to complete.
“We want to see if there are flaws in the vaccine when it is packaged here. If approval is given, we can launch the vaccine next month, ”he said.
Malaysia received the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine on February 27.
On claims about the sale of fake vaccines online, Khairy urged all parties to report the matter to the Ministry of Health for further action.
Recently, a fake advertisement about the online sale of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine went viral on social media.
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