Med Student Claims Barred From Exam Because She Wasn T Vaccinated

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A medical student at a local university has claimed that she was barred from sitting for the Medical Qualifying Examination (MQE) because she was not vaccinated.
According to a report by Harian Metro, the 22-year-old Universiti Malaya student said she previously informed the university that she did not want to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
“After the university insisted (that I get vaccinated), I eventually agreed to get vaccinated and informed the university (about it) in April.
"The university even informed me that I would be given a vaccine appointment.
"However, I did not receive an appointment even until the time of exam on June 8 and 9,” she said in the report.
She said that when she went to sit for the examination, the university forbade her entry and requested that she leave the examination hall.
"I even applied to sit for the examination individually, but the application was rejected," she said.
She lodged a police report at the Brickfields district police headquarters accompanied by the Malaysian Muslim Consumers’ Association (PPIM) activist Nadzim Johan.
Nadzim said that the PPIM demanded a complete and thorough investigation of the incident.
Harian Metro reported Brickfields district police chief assistant commissioner Annuar Omar as confirming that his department had received a report regarding the incident and revealed that it was being investigated as a civil case.
Meanwhile, Universiti Malaya corporate communications office director Mohammad Khairi Md Jaafar said they were looking into the matter in detail.
He said the university was open to working with all parties to resolve the matter.
“It is Universiti Malaya’s responsibility to provide a conducive and safe campus to all residents, especially when facing the Covid-19 pandemic.
“In fact, we are also taking precautions to control any risk of the virus spreading on the campus,” he said. - Mkini

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