KUALA LUMPUR – The Ministry of Health (MoH) will take stern action against any quarter who tries to forge the digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate in the MySejahtera application.
Its deputy minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said the MoH enforcement division and other authorities view the issue seriously and would take necessary actions to curb the immoral conduct.
“We will investigate. The MoH enforcement division will certainly be more careful in ensuring and checking the authenticity of the vaccination certificates,” he said in a news conference after visiting the vaccination centre for teachers at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Abu Bakar Al-Baqir in Bgan Serai on August 10.
He was commenting on the statement by Kelantan police chief Datuk Shafien Mamat who reminded the public not to abuse the standard operating procedures relaxation for interdistrict and interstate movements by producing fake vaccination certificates.
Dr Noor Azmi said the issue would be brought to the ministry’s special meeting soon to discuss the suitable methods to address the matter.
A person is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving their second dose of the AstraZeneca, Sinovac or Pfizer vaccine. Individuals with single-shot vaccines such as Johnson & Johnson as well as CanSino would be seen as fully vaccinated 28 days after getting the shot.
States under Phase 2 and beyond of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) also see loosened restrictions on selected activities for fully vaccinated folks. This includes dining in at restaurants, contactless recreational activities as well as tourism within the same state.
Under the relaxed SOPs, fully vaccinated parents will be able to cross district and state borders to visit their children below 18 years old. Long-distance couples which are fully vaccinated may also cross district and state borders to visit each other.
If you face issues with your digital vaccine certificate status update, you can contact the National Immunisation Programme hotline at 1800-888-828.
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