Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter , or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (PPIM) launched its Pusat Aduan Terkesan Vaksin (PATV) at its office in Villa Puteri Condominium, Kuala Lumpur on 24 January 2022. The complaints centre aims to help those who experienced side effects from Covid-19 vaccines and provide aid such as counselling and medicine access.
According to Malaysia Gazette , PPIM claimed it has received around 300 complaints as of February 2022. At the time, PPIM activist chief, Datuk Nadzim Johan, said he expected the number to rise. Nadzim said many people were at a loss and didn’t know what steps to take to recover or where to get help to alleviate their suffering from vaccine side effects.
PPIM had been vocal against the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) and had urged the government to re-study the need for booster doses . Nadzim has said PPIM is not anti-vaccine but wants clear answers regarding the safety of the vaccines. Aside from voicing out against Covid-19 vaccines, PPIM also helps victims of scams and Ah Longs.
PPIM recently drew criticism online after a picture of its Wailing Wall of Death 2 allegedly featured misleading information about how some people died. The pictures posted by Twitter user Mustakim Ismail (@mustakim_ismail) showed a section of the Wailing Wall of Death 2 and another wall section featuring a collage of news and social media posts of alleged causes of de.