SULTAN JOHOR: TINGKATKAN PEMBERIAN VAKSIN
DYMM Sultan Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar menzahirkan rasa kecewa dengan kadar vaksinasi yang masih perlahan.
Dengan hanya 10 peratus daripada 3.78 juta populasi negeri Johor yang telah disuntik vaksin sehingga kini melalui Pelan Imunisasi COVID-19 Kebangsaan, Baginda bertitah Kerajaan Pusat supaya mempertingkatkan lagi bekalan serta kadar vaksinasi, termasuk di Johor.
“Kadar pemberian vaksin masih rendah dan perlu dipertingkatkan dengan segera. Saya menyeru Kerajaan Pusat supaya mempertingkatkan jumlah bekalan vaksin kepada Johor.
“Jentera kerajaan Negeri bersedia untuk memberikan 50,000 suntikan sehari dengan sasaran memvaksinasikan 50 peratus populasi Johor dalam tempoh dua bulan,” titah DYMM Sultan Ibrahim kepada Royal Press Office (RPO).
Baginda bertitah demikian selepas menerima mengadap Menteri Besar Johor, Dato’ Hasni Mohammad; Setiausaha Kerajaan Johor, Dato’ Azmi Rohani dan Penasihat Undang-Undang Johor, YB Tuan Amir Nasruddin serta Pengarah Kesihatan Negeri Johor, Dato’ Dr. Aman Rabu hari ini (23 Jun).
DYMM Sultan Ibrahim amat bimbang ekoran maklumat yang dipersembahkan mendapati jangkitan di tempat kerja, kawasan perindustrian serta pembinaan menjadi penyumbang utama kepada bilangan kes setiap hari.
Keadaan menjadi lebih parah apabila 69 peratus kes baharu adalah jangkitan sporadik dalam masyarakat yang tidak dapat dipastikan puncanya.
“Langkah penyelesaian yang terbaik hanyalah dengan pemberian vaksin kepada semua rakyat dengan cepat dan menyeluruh. Ini telah terbukti berjaya di banyak negara yang telah melaksanakannya,” titah Baginda Tuanku Sultan.
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SULTAN OF JOHOR - ACCELERATE VACCINATION DRIVE
HM The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar today (23 June) expressed disappointment with the slow rate of COVID-19 vaccinations.
With only 10 percent of Johor’s 3.78 million population having received their vaccines to date through the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme, His Majesty appeals to the Federal Government to step up the national vaccination drive and secure more vaccine supplies, including for Johor.
“I feel the vaccination rate is still too slow and needs to be accelerated urgently. I hope the Federal Government can also increase vaccine supplies to Johor.
“The Johor State Government machinery is prepared to deliver 50,000 jabs a day, with the aim of vaccinating 50 percent of the Johor population within two months,” His Majesty said to the Royal Press Office (RPO).
HM Sultan Ibrahim spoke after granting an audience to Johor Menteri Besar, Dato’ Hasni Mohammad; Johor State Secretary, Dato’ Azmi Rohani; Johor State Legal Advisor, YB Tuan Amir Nasruddin and Johor State Health Director, Dato’ Dr. Aman Rabu earlier today.
The Sultan of Johor’s worries are further exacerbated following reports that infections at workplaces, industrial areas and construction sites are currently the major contributors to the daily tally of COVID-19 cases.
The situation feels more grim with a statistic showing 69 percent of new cases are sporadic infections within the community whose sources of infection are not traceable.
“The best solution to solve this conundrum is to vaccinate as many of our entire population as quickly as possible. This has proven to be successful in many countries that have implemented it,” said His Majesty.
