Vaccine arrives, takes Malaysia’s battle to next level
SEPANG: The long-awaited Covid-19 vaccine to protect Malaysia’s population arrived in the country on a special aircraft which landed at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) here today. Flight MH604, bearing the Jalur Gemilang livery to symbolise the vaccine is for Malaysians, landed at 10.07 am with the first batch of 312,390 doses of the […]
Army to provide assistance in coordination for Covid vaccine logistics
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) will provide coordination assistance in movement control and logistics management of the Covid-19 vaccine which will arrive in Malaysia tomorrow. Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang, in a statement today, said the ATM would escort the vaccine’s movement from the Vaccine Storage Centres (VSC) to […]
Govt to sign vaccine procurement contract with Johnson & Johnson
PUTRAJAYA: The government will sign a Covid-19 vaccine procurement contract with Johnson & Johnson from the United States soon, says Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Khairy Jamaluddin. He said so far, the clinical information on this vaccine has been positive and based on the recommendation of the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee […]
Big companies willing to cover vaccine costs if Health Ministry approves
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Furniture Council (MFC) is appreciative of the government’s decision to include foreign workers under the National Covid-19 Immunisation programme which provides free vaccine. Its secretary-general Matthew Law said the vaccine will definitely assist in combating Covid-19 more aggressively compared to the implementation of stricter standard operating procedures (SOPs) such as creating […]
Allergy, medical history of individuals will be screened prior to receiving vaccine
PUTRAJAYA: Allergy and medical history of individuals will be screened for suitability prior to receiving the Covid-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. “Those who are not suitable for receiving the vaccine, will not be given the jab,” he told a press conference after launching the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Handbook today. Muhyiddin […]
Covid-19 vaccines safe, do not contain microchips
KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 vaccines procured by Malaysia are safe and effective and do not contain microchips that will control people’s minds, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He wrote in his blog at khairykj.com today that the vaccines provided under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme had been tested on tens of thousands […]
Reporters also frontliners
KUALA LUMPUR: Several veteran journalists say reporters always have to be at ground zero where the action is and, as such, they can be categorised as frontliners as well. The action may be an event, a natural disaster, a road crash or a shooting incident, and reporting demands going down to the ground to get […]
PM is first recipient of Covid-19 vaccine
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be the first person to receive the Covid-19 vaccine when the national vaccination programme is implemented in the country later this month. This was confirmed by Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, who is also the coordinating minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. “Yes, […]
Procurement of low dead-volume syringes underway
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) is carrying out the procurement of ‘low dead-volume’ syringes, needed to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine injections, with local and foreign companies, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said this type of syringe was needed and appropriate for the vaccine because it could avoid wastage and maximise the […]
Sarawakian frontliners in Singapore get vaccinated
KUCHING: Sarawakian frontliners working in Singapore have started receiving their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Ronnie Poh, who works as a nurse manager in the geriatric and dementia wards at a healthcare institution in Singapore shared that he was among the first batch to get the vaccine. “My first shot of the vaccine […]
