Covid-19: Nearly 29,000 civil servants yet to get their vaccinations, Dewan Rakyat told


PETALING JAYA: Almost 29,000 civil servants have yet to get their Covid-19 vaccinations, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad (pic).

"Based on data from the Communicable Diseases Centre under the Public Service Department (PSD), about 1.8% (28,800) out of an estimated 1.6 million civil servants have refused or yet to receive vaccination," he said when replying a question raised by Chan Foong Hin (PH-Kota Kinabalu) in Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Nov 10).

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