“Even though the priority of booster dose is for frontliners, security and defence personnel; individuals aged 40 and above; individuals aged 18 and above with comorbidity; occupants and personnel at long term health care centres, pregnant mothers and those required to go overseas,” the statement said.

The academic calendar session for 2022/2023 will run from March 21, 2022 to March 11, 2023 for schools in Group A states, and March 21, 2022 to March 12, 2023 for schools in Group B states.

“As for those who have not received their vaccine, we will refer the matter to the PSD for the next course of action,” he said.

"As a start, the booster dose will be given to individuals aged 60 and above, based on the recommendations by the World Health Organisation's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (Sage) on Immunisation, which met on Oct 4 to 7, 2021," he said in a press conference today.

According to MoE, for states under Phase Three of the PPN, it will involve the presence of preschool students and those with special needs (MBK) in Sekolah Kebangsaan Pendidikan Khas, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Pendidikan Khas, Sekolah Menengah Pendidikan Khas Vokasional and Program Pendidikan Khas Integrasi.

He said a total of 778 ICU cases were recorded in the 40th epidemiology week, dropping by nine per cent compared to the 39th week, while 331 cases requiring respiratory aid in the 40th week registered an 11.2 percent drop compared to the number of cases recorded in the 39th week.

BH sebelum ini menyatakan sehingga kini terdapat 5.2 peratus individu belum divaksin. Peratusan berkenaan membabitkan kira-kira 1.224 juta penduduk dewasa di seluruh negara.

"Berhadapan dengan ketidaktentuan politik semasa serta kesan melarat pandemik Covid-19 tumpuan kita tidak boleh sama sekali terganggu daripada ikhtiar untuk membela nasib rakyat."

“Kita akan jalin kerjasama dengan pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) pendidikan bagi memudahkan proses agihan,”

Katanya, MBI sebelum ini memperuntukkan RM1.7 juta menerusi program Kembali Ke Sekolah bagi membantu pelajar dalam kalangan keluarga berpendapatan rendah.

On December 21 last year, the state government allocated RM100 million in funds under the BSB initiative, due to the recent heavy floods caused by heavy continuous rain from December 17 to December 19.