A health worker administers a dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at the Ideal Convention Centre Shah Alam May 31, 2021. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — Those who were at the Ideal Convention Centre (IDCC) in Shah Alam for their vaccinations from July 9 to 12 must monitor themselves for Covid-19 symptoms, said Minister in Charge of the Covid-19 National Immunisation Task Force (CITF) Khairy Jamaluddin.
His advice came after he revealed today that 204 out of 453 workers and volunteers at the vaccine distribution centre (PPV) tested positive for Covid-19 after a mass screening yesterday.
“Due to the high infection rate in the Klang Valley, it is hard to determine whether the source of the infection is from the IDCC or elsewhere.
“The CITF advises those present for vaccination at the IDCC from 4pm on July 9 to monitor their symptoms for 10 days, as we have determined that exposure would most likely have occurred then.
“The symptoms will be different from the side effects of the vaccination,” he said during a virtual press conference today.
Khairy added that those with symptoms should take a Covid-19 test immediately.
“The issue right now is to only test when you have symptoms. That is the basic pandemic management approach right now.
“We are extending the same principle to the IDCC case,” he said.
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