KOTA KINABALU: Sabah receives a contribution of RM200,000 from an investment holding company, Kanger International Bhd to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
Kanger also offered to donate Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines, which it is the distributor for Malaysia, to Sabah.
However, the State Government will only take up the offer once the vaccine has been given the greenlight from the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) of the Health Ministry.
Thanking the firm, for the contribution to the State Covid-19 Committee, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Haji Noor said it would go a long way in fighting the pandemic here.
"I hope more will come forward and emulate Kanger's kind gesture," said Hajiji during the brief presentation ceremony at the State Administrative Centre (PPNS) near here on Friday.
On another note, the Chief Minister said he was happy to see more people have begun to realise the importance of getting the Covid-19 vaccines.
Despite some baseless allegations (about the vaccines) continuing to make its rounds, many people have been turning up at the vaccination centres to get their injections, he noted.
So far, Sabah had received 223,470 vaccine doses for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme from the Federal government.
The programme is now under second phase until August, said Hajiji.
However, as of May 19 only 17 per cent or 498,392 of Sabah's populations have registered themselves for the Covid-19 vaccination programme.
In the corresponding period, the cumulative total vaccine doses administered in Sabah were 156,275; that is to 59,904 people who have completed two dosages and 96,371 who have received the first jab.
In this respect, Hajiji reiterated his call for the people to register through the MySejahtera application to get the vaccines.
Cooperation from the people was crucial in order to help achieve herd immunity and stop the pandemic, he said.
Twenty private clinics throughout the state would also be turned into a vaccination centre (soon) in addition to those located at 24 hospitals, 28 government clinics and 24 non-Health Ministry facilities such as government buildings presently
Handing over the contribution to Hajiji was Kanger International Bhd Executive Director Steven Kuah.
"Hopefully, the money will be able to lessen the burden of the people of Sabah," said Kuah.
Also on hand Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun, State Secretary Datuk Seri Sr Safar Untong and State Health Director, Datuk Dr Christina Rundi.
Well done KANGER, hopefully by this week.for the official announcement for Sinopharma Vaccine approval by NPRA.Good luck to all.Time to skyrocket to the moon
finally here come the negative comment . Market was also selling 0.055 to 0.06 , when was that ? last month? last few weeks ?. But no one want to buy. ESOS 0.054 employee buy. So what to complain.
_______________________________________________________ Override NPRA to speed up vaccine approvals, minister and DG told --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dr Lee Boon Chye says that Sinopharm, for instance, has been approved by the WHO but Malaysia’s NPRA has been reluctant to approve it.
PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has been told to override the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) in the interests of speeding up vaccinations against Covid-19.
In a webinar hosted by the Wisdom Foundation, former deputy health minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said that given the worsening health crisis in Malaysia and the difficulties the country has experienced in vaccinating people with speed, drastic intervention is needed.
“To the minister and the director-general, please override NPRA now. This agency cannot be a hindrance to registration of vaccines that have been proven safe in other countries,” said Lee.
He questioned why Malaysia would not look to the US’ Food and Drug Administration or the World Health Organization for guidance on approvals, and felt that the NPRA would be “cocky” to think it was a better approval body.
“You look at Sinopharm. This vaccine has been approved by the WHO, so why have we not done the same?”
This was echoed by former health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad, who served at the same time as Lee, and also wondered why approvals in the US or Europe could not be a catalyst for vaccine registration in Malaysia.
“These vaccines have all gone through stringent tests. Because we are in dire straits, we cannot be acting like we have the luxury of time.”
“We see emergency use authorisations being given in other countries because of this, especially for vaccines that are peer reviewed and have published research.”
He said that products like the Sputnik V vaccine, which Malaysia has a deal in place for, and the vaccine made by Moderna have both been researched and had results published in esteemed publications.
“These two in particular have been peer reviewed in established medical journals like the Lancet and the New Medical Journal of Medicine. You don’t doubt these vaccines any more.”
Lee said that emergency use authorisation, which typically relies on citing another regulatory agency’s approval to sanction a product’s use, can always be revoked if problems emerge with a particular product.
based on today overwhelming responses and frustrations with the AZ registrations, they might actually fast track the approval...let see....must act fast like how MOF fired Tajuddin la LOL
some one when 0.06 dun wan to buy, now 0.1, and seen that approval is on the way... still hope price can drop back... so now kong san kong sei... still hope can get cheap ticket...
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