The Daily Digest

What To Expect When You Go For Your COVID-19 Vaccination?

While some of us are ready to race for the COVID-19 vaccines as soon as we get our appointment, there are others who are anxious about what the process will be like, and many more who are generally hesitant about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. We take a look at what exactly happens at a major vaccination centre, and why it’s important for us to register for the COVID-19 vaccine and stick to our appointments. Image source: JKJAV See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Are We Doing Enough to Curb COVID-19 Cases in Schools?

2,617. That’s the number of active COVID-19 cases involving schools as of late, according to Health Minister Dato’ Sri Dr. Adham Baba. Overall, they span 49 clusters. As the number of community cases continues to stay above 2,000 across Malaysia, we look at what needs to be done to protect our precious schoolchildren and teachers, together with Professor Dr Sanjay Rampal, Epidemiologist at Universiti Malaya.   Image source: Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Are We Doing Enough to Curb COVID-19 Cases in Schools?

2,617. That’s the number of active COVID-19 cases involving schools as of late, according to Health Minister Dato’ Sri Dr. Adham Baba. Overall, they span 49 clusters. As the number of community cases continues to stay above 2,000 across Malaysia, we look at what needs to be done to protect our precious schoolchildren and teachers, together with Professor Dr Sanjay Rampal, Epidemiologist at Universiti Malaya.   Image source: Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Reviewing the Safety of the AstraZeneca Vaccine

On Tuesday (26th April), the Ministry of Health announced that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will be used in Malaysia, only for those aged 60 and above right now. But this move has sparked pretty widespread concerns over the blood clot risks that the vaccine will pose to our elderly. We take a look at what these risks are and whether it is safe to take the jab. Image source: Shutterstock See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Postcards From the Future

The global call for this year's Earth Day was for everyone to work together to Restore Our Earth. Here in Malaysia, Malaysians are being called upon to plant 100 million trees by 2025 to promote the country's green agenda, but despite this, the degazettement of many forests are still being proposed by local authorities. While contemplating this disconnect, we will also look at how campaigners for environmental causes are getting creative to fight green-fatigue, and zoom in on the Postcards from the Future [https://saveklnfr.wixsite.com/website] campaign [https://www.instagram.com/p/CNxHVKMB4lK/?igshid=1kqermv3n70yb], another weapon in the arsenal to stop the degazettement of the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve. Image source: Save KLNFR Website See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.