Study the need for booster shot first
ASAJAYA: A proper study must be conducted into the need for a booster shot against Covid-19 prior to its implementation, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He hoped that relevant agencies would study the importance of getting a third jab as well as its pros and cons. He pointed out […]
Booster shot beneficial
KUCHING: A Covid-19 vaccine booster shot will be beneficial, says Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. The Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and DBKU) believed that there should be no issue in making the booster shot mandatory. “This is part of the government’s efforts to increase the level of antibodies, especially in […]
Supply of Covid-19 vaccine sufficient for booster dose, adolescent immunisation programme
PUTRAJAYA: The supply of Covid-19 vaccine for the booster dose and National Covid-19 Adolescent Immunisation Programme (PICK) is adequate, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. “In terms of supply, God willing, we have enough,” he told a press conference in conjunction with the kick-off of the adolescent immunisation programme at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Putrajaya Precinct […]
Gov’t agrees to Covid-19 vaccine booster shots, high-risk groups given priority
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to administer Covid-19 vaccine booster shots as part of efforts to increase protection among vulnerable groups against the deadly virus. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said priority will be given to high-risk groups such as healthcare frontliners and immunocompromised patients. Besides these two categories, he said senior […]
State to roll out booster shots soon
KUCHING: The state will roll out booster vaccine shots soon, revealed Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. He said the formal announcement of the policy under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NCIP) would be made in the near future. Dr Sim said the matter was one of the areas […]
Booster shot will help waning immune response
By Rachel Mina & Aisyah Azzahra Suhiri KUCHING: The administration of a booster dose will help to activate the waning immune response, said Dr Siti Fairouz Ibrahim. The microbiologist who is attached with Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) said that it is a normal phenomenon for the immune response to wane over time if there is […]
Herd immunity first, booster shots later
BY SOON LI WEI THE debate over booster shots of the Covid-19 vaccine is heating up globally on concerns that the contagious Delta variant is capable of infecting fully vaccinated people. The World Health Organisation (WHO) argues that it may be too early to push for Covid-19 booster shots, especially when many people around the […]
Pfizer-BioNTech asks US government to approve booster shot
CHICAGO: Drugmaker Pfizer-BioNTech announced late Thursday that they are asking the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve their new Covid-19 booster shot, which they say would increase protection against the virus. According to Anadolu Agency (AA), the companies started researching the effectiveness of a third booster shot back in February, as a […]
