By Adrian Lim
KUCHING, Feb 20: The public has been urged not to doubt the safety and the efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccine in providing immunity to fight the coronavirus.
Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Dato Wee Hong Seng believed that it is important for the state to achieve more than 70 per cent herd immunity in order to bring the Covid-19 pandemic in Sarawak under control.
“We need the cooperation of the public to fight Covid-19.
“When approaching the time for vaccination, we need the people to be even more united in taking the vaccine shot.
“If not, we will not be able to achieve the percentage of the herd immunity targeted and we might have to live in the time of movement control order in the foreseeable future,” he said during live streaming on his Facebook page today entitled “Shall Wee Talk”.
Wee was debunking the myth and the safety of taking the Covid-19 vaccine from certain quarters who cast doubts on its safety and worried about receiving the vaccine.
He opined that there was no need to create unnecessary assumptions adding that the economy might be affected if the state is unable to meet the level of herd immunity set.
In spite of that, Wee noted each and every person has a different level of immunity and there might be some side effects to a person’s health after taking the Covid-19 vaccine.
He believed that some mild symptoms such as fatigue, tiredness or muscle pains are normal responses after being jabbed with the Covid-19 vaccine.
In the meantime, Wee said the Covid-19 vaccine from Pzifer-BioNTech will be delivered to Sarawak next week.
Hence, he encourages Sarawakians to participate in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK).
Wee gathered that the public will be given the Covid-19 vaccine in the second phase of PICK, which is by the end of March or early April.
Hence, he urges the public not to be pessimistic and question the safety of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Wee asserted that the Covid-19 vaccine will not be forming an instant immunity to coronavirus immediately while reminding the people to abide by the standard operating procedures (SOPs) after being jabbed.
These include wearing face masks at public places and avoid going to crowded places. —DayakDaily
Wee during his live session discussing the need for vaccination in view of the first batch of Covid-19 vaccine which will be delivered to Malaysia by tomorrow (Feb 21). Screenshot is taken from Wee Hong Seng’s Facebook live streaming.
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