Umno VP slams Adham over response to ’empty syringe’ jabs
Mohamed Khaled Nordin (left) also tells Adham Baba to forget about vaccination cards because this is the age of digital certificates.
PETALING JAYA: Umno vice-president Mohamed Khaled Nordin has slammed health minister Dr Adham Baba over the latter’s recent statements on Covid-19 vaccination.
In a Facebook post, Khaled said incidents of vaccine malpractice with the use of “empty syringes” have affected the credibility of the national vaccination programme.
He said Adham’s statement that affected recipients would be given the vaccine again was “a very simplistic response”.
“Then, he suggests that those who doubt if they were properly vaccinated can go and take an antibody test to ensure they have full protection.
“This is all very unreasonable. Who would bear the cost of this test?” he said.
Khaled suggested that the government set up an independent public inquiry to look into allegations of vaccination malpractice, saying the public had the right to know.
“I also call on the health minister to forget about the proposal to issue a special vaccination confirmation card. This is the age of digital certificates, which can be authenticated through a network of vaccination data.”
He added that the government and the people should not be burdened with various cards that were of no importance, adding that it would be a waste of public funds.
Khaled said the health ministry should take advantage of the MySejahtera system and strengthen it by sharing its database with other agencies, such as the immigration department.
According to him, vaccination verification could be done by reviewing one’s passport data at international borders.
For domestic purposes, he said MySejahtera data could be included in the MyKad for verification purposes.
“However, we should not discriminate against those who choose not to be vaccinated or cannot be vaccinated. People are free to live by their choices and beliefs,” he said.
PETALING JAYA: Umno vice-president Mohamed Khaled Nordin has slammed health minister Dr Adham Baba over the latter’s recent statements on Covid-19 vaccination.
In a Facebook post, Khaled said incidents of vaccine malpractice with the use of “empty syringes” have affected the credibility of the national vaccination programme.
He said Adham’s statement that affected recipients would be given the vaccine again was “a very simplistic response”.
“Then, he suggests that those who doubt if they were properly vaccinated can go and take an antibody test to ensure they have full protection.
“This is all very unreasonable. Who would bear the cost of this test?” he said.
Khaled suggested that the government set up an independent public inquiry to look into allegations of vaccination malpractice, saying the public had the right to know.
“I also call on the health minister to forget about the proposal to issue a special vaccination confirmation card. This is the age of digital certificates, which can be authenticated through a network of vaccination data.”
He added that the government and the people should not be burdened with various cards that were of no importance, adding that it would be a waste of public funds.
Khaled said the health ministry should take advantage of the MySejahtera system and strengthen it by sharing its database with other agencies, such as the immigration department.
According to him, vaccination verification could be done by reviewing one’s passport data at international borders.
For domestic purposes, he said MySejahtera data could be included in the MyKad for verification purposes.
“However, we should not discriminate against those who choose not to be vaccinated or cannot be vaccinated. People are free to live by their choices and beliefs,” he said.
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