After unvaccinated cleaner dies, DG says contractors should get staff jabbed

Firms contracted to work in public hospitals are responsible for getting their staff vaccinated against Covid-19, Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today.

However, it is not clear if the Health Ministry will impose penalties if such firms fail to comply.

Opposition MPs, meanwhile, have proposed that the ministry compels its contractors to inoculate employees by making it a policy and contractual obligation...