PETALING JAYA – Parents can now have a look into their children’s school vaccination rates starting today.
Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said in a Tweet that this was to empower all levels of society with transparency as the nation transitions into the endemic phase.
“The Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) have launched the “School Search” feature on the CovidNow website.
“Parents can now get vaccination data at the school level of your children, which includes the percentage of staff and students who have been vaccinated through the link https://covidnow.moh.gov.my/school,” he said today.
Khairy added that he hoped this would encourage parents to send their children back to school.
“So far, the schools listed are under the management of the MOE, but private schools can email to covidnow@moh.gov.my with the subject ‘COVIDNOW Inclusion’ to be added into the list,” he said.
You can read the thread here:
(1/2) Transitioning to endemicity requires transparency, to empower all of society.
— Khairy Jamaluddin ???????????? (@Khairykj) October 10, 2021
Today, MoE and MoH launches a “School Search” feature on COVIDNOW – you can get the vax coverage of your child’s school, not just for students, but for staff as well.https://t.co/gixgb4VHOK pic.twitter.com/3jFU48EwL1
Step-by-step guide for school’s vaccination rate
- Login to COVIDNOW via https://covidnow.moh.gov.my/school
2. Select the state and key in your children’s school name. Click “Search”.
3. Select the school in the search result.
4. You will then see a summary of vaccination rates among students and staff. There is also a “Vaccination by Cohort” column for further reference.
It’s as simple as that! Feel free to share with your friends and keep track from time to time.
Earlier, we reported about the ministries are aiming to get three million teens from 12-17 years old vaccinated by 2022. Read also:
Cover Images via Twitter/ Khairy Jamaluddin & Astro Awani
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