KUALA LUMPUR: A complete of 97.5% of lecturers in Malaysia have been absolutely vaccinated towards Covid-19 as of Oct 31, the Dewan Rakyat was advised Wednesday (Nov 24).
Deputy Schooling Minister Datuk Dr Mah Grasp Quickly additionally stated 99.04% of lecturers had acquired no less than one dose of a two-dose Covid-19 vaccine.
“On the motion to be taken towards lecturers who refuse (to take the vaccine), it’s based mostly on the directions that shall be issued by the Public Companies Division,” he stated, replying to a supplementary query from Wong Ling Biu (PH-Sarikei).
Replying to a query from Dr Maszlee Malik (Ind-Simpang Renggam) on viral movies allegedly displaying unvaccinated lecturers being positioned in a small room subsequent to a bathroom and a retailer, Mah stated any social gathering with info on the matter might channel it to Schooling Ministry (MOE) for additional investigation and motion.
“The MOE all the time offers precedence to the welfare of lecturers and college students in addition to all training employees,” he stated.
In the meantime, Mah stated the switch of 1,023 lecturers from the peninsula to Sarawak had been permitted from 2017 to 2021.
“The MOE has set three fundamental rules for transfers, specifically vacancies, possibility necessities in addition to the significance and want for providers.
“On this case, the appliance for switch may be made based mostly on a number of classes, specifically well being, security and others,” he stated. – Bernama
