By Lian Cheng
KUCHING, March 1: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting appeals for common sense among Sibu people in the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination, stating that there is no question of “To vaccinate or not to vaccinate” unless the person involved has other medical conditions.
Ting questioned the rational of Malaysians agreeing to go for vaccinations against smallpox and other illnesses but not vaccination against Covid-19 following negative comments on his social media page after he shared some of the mild symptoms he experienced after receiving the vaccination three days ago.
“Do you say you don’t want your child to be vaccinated with smallpox or JE because your neighbor’s child was feverish? Common sense must prevail. This discussion of whether or not to vaccinate should not arise unless you have known medical conditions,” said Ting in his social media page.
“I would like to address certain comments made in my Day 2 posting. I am disappointed some people are making an issue of the mild symptoms that I have. I thought transparency is a good thing, but there are some who like to twist things.
“I am particularly disappointed because all Malaysian children are subject to vaccination after birth. Smallpox, JE, to name a few. Parents too know that they have symptoms of varying degrees depending on the child.
“Why are some making an issue out of this vaccine symptoms when we all have dealt with vaccine symptoms personally, (or) as a parent or grandparent,” questioned Ting.
Ting shared some of the symptoms he experienced – no sleep issues, soreness in arm is more pronounced on the second day and weakness in legs after receiving the vaccination.
Apart from that, he advised those who are going for vaccination to go for the vaccination with a full stomach apart from other advices including — “Don’t drive”, “Take shower to refresh” and “Take leave from work, may feel sleepy”.
His advice of going for vaccination with a full stomach was supported by a facebooker who shared that she experienced dizziness after the vaccination.
Other facebookers also supported the advice of “Don’t drive” as some may experience symptoms that may affect driving such as “weakness in legs” as experienced by Ting.
There were also comments of a facebooker, questioning Ting’s credibility of giving advice since he is not a medical personnel.
Meanwhile, Ting reminded Sibu folks that it is not a passport to stop adhering to personal standard operating procedure (SOP) even after being vaccinated.
Setting an example, he said he continues to wear mask, sanitise his hands and keep social distancing.
“I am back at work. All the discomfort is gone. But I continue to wear mask. I will continue to sanitise my hands and keep social distancing.
“After vaccination, I feel it is not a passport to stop personal SOP,” said Ting. — DayakDaily
