APHM lauds vaccine mandate by Putrajaya, urges private sector to emulate
The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) today urges the private sector to emulate Putrajaya's move in making Covid-19 vaccine compulsory for their employees.
In a statement, APHM president Dr Kuljit Singh lauded the federal government's decision...
The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) today urges the private sector to emulate Putrajaya's move in making Covid-19 vaccine compulsory for its employees.
In a statement, APHM president Dr Kuljit Singh lauded the federal government's decision to impose a vaccine mandate on all its civil servants.
He said the civil service officers deal largely with the public, and hence getting all of them vaccinated "is the only best option that has to be enforced".
"The private sector must emulate the move that the government has implemented for its staff and not wait till it is mandated or regulated by law.
"Infectivity and the possibility of severe category of Covid-19 is proven to have been reduced (with vaccination) both in Malaysia and internationally.
"Fully vaccinated staff will be able to get back to work for economic recovery and facilitating services to the people of this country," he said.
Entire workforce
The statement came in response to an announcement by the Public Service Department yesterday, where it said that all federal employees are required to get vaccinated against Covid-19 by Nov 1.
According to Kuljit (above), most of the private hospitals' staff members have been vaccinated, with many of the companies having imposed compulsory vaccination policy to protect the staff and patients.
"Various policies have helped to encourage staff to be vaccinated such as compulsory regular testing and re-designation of work for those who refuse but, fortunately, such numbers are very small in private hospitals.
"We hope all private service providers, particularly those with direct public contact, will enforce compulsory vaccination and, for those without public contact, they should also have similar rules to avoid infection among office colleagues.
"The responsibility of containing the pandemic is in the hands of the entire workforce both in the public and private sectors," he said.
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