Compiled by JUNAID IBRAHIM, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
A QUARTER of independent Chinese schools have been notified that students taking the Unified Examinations Certificate (UEC) this year will be given priority for Covid-19 vaccinations, reported Sin Chew Daily.This comes after the government’s decision to inoculate students sitting for the next Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia examinations.
United Chinese School Committees’ Association chairman Tan Tai Kim confirmed that 16 out of 63 such Chinese schools in the country have been informed by the Education Ministry that those sitting for the UEC this year will get their jabs soon.