Lee: 80.12 pct in Miri Division receive Pfizer booster dose

MIRI: A total of 63,059 individuals in Miri Division have received the PfizerBioNTech vaccine booster dose, revealed Miri Division Disaster Management Commi ee (MDDMC).

From the number, Miri District administered 49,761 doses, Marudi District (1,754 doses), Subis District (6,706 doses), Beluru District (2,673 doses) and Telang Usan District (2,165 doses).

Minister in-charge of MDDMC Dato Sri Lee Kim Shin said these included senior citizens, individuals with comorbidities and members of the public.

“By percentage, about 80.12 per cent of the total population in Miri Division have received the vaccine booster or third dose,” he added.

Lee visited two public vaccination centres here, PPV Eastwood Valley and PPV Curtin University yesterday on their last day of operation.

“Beginning Monday (Nov 15), all public PPVs – PPV Eastwood Valley, PPV Curtin University, PPV Bekenu Community Hall, PPV Beluru Community Hall, PPV Sepupok Community Hall, PPV Marudi Civic Centre and PPV Dewan Terbuka Long Lama, will be closed.

“However, the immunisation programme will continue at specific government hospital, clinics and private medical facilities,” said Lee.

Lee who is also Minister of Transport urged those who have yet to receive their booster dose to contact any health clinic with their particulars.

Government health clinics to contact are PPV KK Tudan at 085-664650 and 016-9040816 (WhatsApp only); PPV KK Miri 085-412322 and 010-3711358 (WhatsApp only); PPV KK Bekenu 085-719003; PPV KK Batu Niah 085-736046 and 085737710, PPV KK Tun Abang Haji Openg 013-5262082; PPV KKIA Marudi 085-755259; PPV KK Beluru 011-63132717; and PPV KK Long Lama 019-8010814.

Private clinics administering booster dose are Lee Klinik 085-436411/433253; Klinik Dinamik Miri 085-433381; Klinik U.N.I Miri 019-3292420 and 085656081; Borneo Medical Centre Miri 012-5849335; Colombia Asia Hospital Miri 085-437755; Miri City Medical Centre 085426622 and KPJ Hospital Miri 085-649999.

Accompanying Lee during the visit to the PPVs were Miri Division health officer Dr P Raviwharmman Packierisamy; Miri Hospital director Dr Jack Wong; acting deputy Miri Resident Rose Edward Tarang; and Miri Division health officer public health medical specialist Dr Noor Izni Mohamed Shapie.

Lee thanked all medical staff and volunteers at the vaccination centres for carrying out the immunisation programme well.

Lee (fourth right), Dr Wong (second left), ), Dr Noor Izni (third left), ) and Dr Raviwharmman pose with some vaccine recipients at PPV Eastwood Valley.