ZULKIFLI: VACCINE COMPULSORY FOR ONES IDENTIFIED

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysians should help the government to ensure the success of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) by conveying accurate information on the vaccine to their family members, as well as the community.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri said this was because the Special Muzakarah Committee of the National Council

on the Islamic Religious Affairs had agreed that the use of the vaccine was wajib (compulsory) for groups that had been identified by the government and harus (permissible) for others.

In fact, he said, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had taken his first vaccine jab to assure the people that the vaccine was safe.

“Avoid sharing any doubtful information, especially on social media. Give full cooperation to this immunisation programme so that it can run smoothly.

“Let us pray that we will succeed in the fight against Covid19,” he said when delivering his Friday sermon entitled “Malaysia Prihatin: Peranan Bersama” at Putra Mosque here yesterday.

Zulkifli said the Malaysia Prihatin (Malaysia Cares) spirit was a manifestation of the aspirations and hopes of all Malaysians in combating the pandemic.

“People from all walks of life should be united, regardless of their political ideologies.”

He said the spirit also proved JP Morgan’s assumption wrong that the country’s Covid-19 infections were likely to peak in mid-April last year.

“It is not impossible that the United States-based Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s prediction that Covid-19 cases in Malaysia may hit more than 20,000 daily infections from March 3 will come true.”

Zulkifli said to ensure the success of embracing the spirit of Malaysia Prihatin, people must empasise the importance of safety and health.

Earlier, he officiated the Bait Al Mahabbah Counter aimed at providing daily necessities to asnaf (eligible tithe recipients) in Putrajaya. Located on the ground floor of Putra Mosque, the counter, which started its operations on Feb 11, is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2.30pm to 4.30pm.