Building herd immunity just for elections

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In a Code Blue report (Health Care and Human Rights) vaccine coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin explains, using Oxford logic, why Sarawak must be vaccinated first so it can hold its state elections safely. This is despite Selangor reporting three times more Covid-19 deaths than Sarawak in May.

According to the report, the federal government said it is prioritising Sarawak for Covid-19 vaccination to be the first state to complete its inoculation drive due to the impending state elections. According to Khairy, Sarawak will receive 4.4 million doses of two-dose Covid-19 vaccines to inoculate its entire 2.2 million adult population by the end of August, at an estimated 45,000 daily shots to the arm.

Good luck to Khairy, knowing the geography of Sarawak, its terrain and topography. You will also need to climb trees like the Sabah student to gain internet connection. Even in urban areas where you have registered with MySejahtera, you will be left wondering what is actually happening when you don’t get a call despite being in the vulnerable age group.

From May 1 to May 27, however, Sarawak reported 94 Covid-19 deaths, more than three times fewer than Selangor’s 309 fatalities. Despite the death statistics, Khairy explained that Sarawak is required by law to hold its state elections within 60 days should the Emergency Ordinance in the country end on August 1 as scheduled.


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