Malaysia's factory workers get Covid-19 jabs, as vaccinations top 200,000 for second day running

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The Public-Private Partnership Industrial Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (Pikas) is expected to control the spread of the virus in the manufacturing sector and play an important role in the implementation of the National Recovery Plan, set up to boost post-pandemic economic recovery....

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Pikas, which kicked off on Wednesday, was initiated in response to calls from industry associations, business chambers of commerce and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to help the government hasten immunisation of employees in the manufacturing sector, with on-site vaccination at designated factories and industrial locations....

International Trade and Industry Minister Azmin Ali said companies will not be able to pass on the costs of Covid-19 vaccination to their workers.

Apart from providing the vaccine free to the workers, companies will also have to bear the costs of administering the vaccine for both doses.....

"The companies will have to bear administration, support personnel and security costs, which cannot be passed down to their workers," he said after accompanying Mr Muhyiddin to witness the vaccination process at the Texas Instruments production facility on Wednesday (June 16).........The Straits Times 21.06.21

Amanda has promised that she will get all Lynas employees vaccinated as soon as possible.
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