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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Six university hospitals have been entrusted to serve as Vaccine Administration Centres (VACs) to assist the government in implementing the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, says Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad.
The six university hospitals are Universiti Teknologi Mara Medical Special Centre (UiTMMSC); Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (PPUM); Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Hospital, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HCTM UKM); Universiti Sains Malays
OUR current healthcare system is consistently progressing with better skilled health professionals alongside advancements in medical products and technologies.
Today, one year from the time the Covid-19 pandemic began, we are better equipped with vaccines and other solutions being rolled out to curb this unprecedented situation.
However, a primary concern regarding the medical field is if our medical/healthcare workforce is sufficiently effective.
“We can’t live in a bunker forever,” he told FMT. “We have to learn to live with the disease being in the community.
“We have to learn and practise the best way to protect ourselves against infection, serious diseases and falling ill as a result of contracting the virus.”
Malaysian Medical Association president Dr Subramaniam Muniandy said the number of sporadic cases was cause for concern as it signalled that the virus had spread deep in the community.
He commended the government for its clo
