KUCHING, March 18: Six children aged between five and 11 have been reported to have developed adverse events following immunisation (AEFI), said Bintulu MP Dato Sri Tiong King Sing.
According to Tiong in a statement today, this includes three cases of facial nerve palsy, one case of epileptic seizures, an asthma attack, and the death of a seven-year-old girl just four days after vaccination.
“These events are not insignificant. Additionally, from April to September last year, 127 teachers have lost their lives.
“How will any of these unfortunate victims claim their insurance? The government must give a clear account of this, instead of spewing the same useless rhetoric,” he said.
Tiong also questioned the purpose of the Institute for Clinical Research (ICR), which receives huge sums of funds.
“Has there been any real research conducted to give the Ministry of Health (MOH) a clearer direction in formulating anti-pandemic strategies? Have they given any constructive comments on the standard operating procedures (SOPs)?
“There are much more that we want to hear about, such as how many people have suffered severe symptoms and even died after being vaccinated,” he asked.
Meanwhile, Tiong pointed out that MOH should not announce the intensive care unit (ICU) and critical care unit (CCU) bed occupancy rates in their daily media updates, which he termed as “meaningless factoids”.
“These are meaningless factoids. By the time patients are in ICU or CCU, it is already too late,” he said.
He opined that Malaysia needs to follow the examples of foreign countries to set up temporary hospitals to house patients who tested positive for Covid-19 to monitor and treat them closely.
He cited Hong Kong as an example, where a temporary hospital has been set up with sufficient capacity to accommodate patients should the situation worsens.
“Instead, we are only giving excuses about why we cannot do what others have done. Why can’t we reopen these facilities to deal with the pandemic? Why not prepare enough beds and medical facilities?
“This is about methods to deal with matters of life and death, not tools to be used by the MOH for popularity’s sake,” he said. ― DayakDaily
