Day 434 MCO 行動管制領 Covid-19 (MCO#3.0 Day 18)
Thoughts: Today is 434 days since the 第一次鎖城 first lock-down in March 18, 2020.
And there are the 行動管制領 MCO dates:
MCO#1.0 (18.March.2020 - 16.May.2020) 60 daysMCO#2.0 (22.Jan.2021 - 18.Feb.2021) 27 daysMCO#3.0 (06.May.2021 - 06.June 2021) 32 days (current plan)
And it is 18 days since the first day of MCO3.0 started 06.May.2021.
Looking at today's statistics, one has to wonder what is happening to the country when many (of maybe some only) of us are following all of the SOPs recommended. The Country has gone from good to bad to worst with average over 6,500+ cases in a single day, and over 40+ deaths in a day. We are now above 500,000 total cases as of May 23, 2021; and the Malaysian state of Selangor alone had around 165,000 coronavirus (COVID-19) confirmed cases, which is the highest in the country. The state of Selangor is currently experiencing the worst outbreak of COVID-19 in Malaysia.
The Statistics are not promising as everyone is also facing Coronavirus fatigue! Since the government launched of the National Covid-19 Immunization Programmed on Feb 24; but as at April 20, 10 million Malaysians (bout 31% of the 31.95 million Population) had registered for Vaccination (mostly via the mySejahtera). Unfortunately, very few, have received notifications of scheduled appointments with only 3+% of the Population are vaccinated!
With many Western countries already signed their first agreements with Vaccine manufacturer's as early as the 2nd Quarter of 2020. Malaysia secured its first contract with Pfizer only in November, 2020 for 12.8 million doses. Vaccines are being delivered but in a slow pace; for example about 197k+ from Pfizer in May 19, 44k+ in May 20, 17k+ in May 21. Another 6.4 million awaiting delivery from AstraZeneca (mostly will be for the 60+ age group) and the bulk of the portfolio will come from Pfizer and the bulk of that will start delivery in July.
Besides Pfizer, in March, two other vaccines by Oxford's AstraZeneca and China's Sinovac got its approvals while 2 more are under Clinical Trails. Unfortunately, more than a dozen countries, mostly in Europe, have suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine over fears the shot may have caused some recipients to develop blood clots. (as for the early March, more than 17 million people have received the vaccine in the United Kingdom and the European Union to date, with fewer than 40 cases of blood clots reported as of last week: Aljazzera). World Health Organization (WHO) have said that there is no evidence so far that these medical episodes were caused by the vaccination, and that the vaccine should continue being used. In South East Asia: Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, and Singapore have all either halted/delayed or recommended the AZ Vaccine to be administered for selected Age-Group. Due to the "blood-clotting issues", the AstraZeneca vaccine will only be used under a separate registration channel for volunteers. rather than as part of the standard National program. The ministry confirmed recently that those who have received their appointments under the National immunization programme will only be given the Pfizer-BioNTech or Sinovac vaccines.
To date, more than six million Malaysians have registered for the Covid-19 vaccine via the MySejahtera mobile application, but only only 400,000+ doses (mostly front liners) have been fully administered with 2 doses. And this slow vaccination (to-date only 2% of the population), coupled with the worrying trend in Malaysia; has resulted in the 3rd lock-down ie: MCO3.0 commenced on the 6th of May (about 3 weeks ago).
Moreover, securing vaccines for many developing countries are no easy task as other Rich and "forward looking" countries have "LOCKed-UP" the bulk of the Vaccines available from the Pharma Giants in order for "them" to reach herd-immunity for all of their citizens first. WHO calls it a "Moral Outrage", the fact that Rich and Developed countries for their actions of pure self-interest. A simple statistics by the World Health Organization (WHO) pointed to showing that one in four people in the developed world have received at least one dose of vaccine, compared with one in 500 for low-income nations (WHO news).
Besides Pfizer, in March, two other vaccines by Oxford's AstraZeneca and China's Sinovac got its approvals while 2 more are under Clinical Trails. Unfortunately, more than a dozen countries, mostly in Europe, have suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine over fears the shot may have caused some recipients to develop blood clots. (as for the early March, more than 17 million people have received the vaccine in the United Kingdom and the European Union to date, with fewer than 40 cases of blood clots reported as of last week: Aljazzera). World Health Organization (WHO) have said that there is no evidence so far that these medical episodes were caused by the vaccination, and that the vaccine should continue being used. In South East Asia: Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, and Singapore have all either halted/delayed or recommended the AZ Vaccine to be administered for selected Age-Group. Due to the "blood-clotting issues", the AstraZeneca vaccine will only be used under a separate registration channel for volunteers. rather than as part of the standard National program. The ministry confirmed recently that those who have received their appointments under the National immunization programme will only be given the Pfizer-BioNTech or Sinovac vaccines.
To date, more than six million Malaysians have registered for the Covid-19 vaccine via the MySejahtera mobile application, but only only 400,000+ doses (mostly front liners) have been fully administered with 2 doses. And this slow vaccination (to-date only 2% of the population), coupled with the worrying trend in Malaysia; has resulted in the 3rd lock-down ie: MCO3.0 commenced on the 6th of May (about 3 weeks ago).
Source: http://covid-19.moh.gov.my/
Malaysian Approved Vaccines (3) Pending (2)
Approved
Pfizer - BioNTech BNT162b2Oxford - Astra Zeneca AZD1222Sinovac - CoronaVac
Clinical Trail
ReiThera - TRAd-COV2Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences - Inactivated (Vero Cells)
Statistics (as of 23.May.2021)
Total infections 512,091 (1.60% of the population)Total recovered 452,760 (88.41% of the infected recovered)Active cases 57,022 (0.18% of the population)Total deaths 2,309 (0.45% of the total infected)Daily infected today 6,976 (12.23% of the Active cases)Daily death today 49 (0.086% of the Active cases)Vaccinated 2.5 million (3-4% of the population of 31.95 million)Average daily doses 60,889 (105 days to reach 10% population of 2 doses)
Planned daily doses 160,000 (June or July 2021)
