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High hopes for vaccine

Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian during a live Facebook session hosted by Kuching South City Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng on Saturday stated that the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer received in Sarawak would go to some 90,000 frontliners. According to him, after the frontliners, the vaccines, […]

Flowers and consent forms for India’s huge vaccine rollout

NEW DELHI: With hospitals decked out with flowers and balloons, India began Saturday one of the world’s biggest coronavirus vaccine rollouts, a colossal and complex task compounded by safety worries, shaky infrastructure and public scepticism. The world’s second-most populous nation hopes to inoculate around 300 million of its 1.3 billion people by July — a […]

Jokowi gets first Covid-19 vaccine jab in Indonesia

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) today became the first to receive Covid-19 vaccine in Indonesia. The “Premier Vaccination” programme which took place at the Presidential Palace in Bogo was broadcast live on the Presidential Secretariat’s YouTube channel in a bid to enhance public confidence in the vaccine. Jokowi received the Sinovac jab at 9.40 […]

Pharmaniaga to manufacture Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine starting March

KUALA LUMPUR: Phamaniaga Bhd has the capacity to manufacture two million doses of Covid-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Life Sciences Co Ltd per month beginning March this year. Group managing director Datuk Zulkarnain Md Eusope said the vaccine would be the first to be manufactured in Malaysia at the small volume injectable high-tech plant […]

Getting ready for the vaccine

KUCHING: One million doses of Pfizer vaccine will reach Malaysian shores by next month. This was revealed recently by Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. The vaccine will be Malaysia’s first batch of Covid-19 vaccine. The second dose of the Pfizer vaccine will be given 21 days after the first one. Does this sound […]

MOH, Pfizer sign manufacturing, supply agreement for Covid-19 vaccines

PUTRAJAYA: The government via the Health Ministry and Pfizer (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd today signed the manufacturing and supply agreement for the pharmaceutical company’s Covid-19 vaccines in Malaysia. Today’s agreement was an extension of the Binding Heads of Terms agreement signed on Nov 24, 2020. The agreement was signed via a live conference by Health Minister […]

Government denies vaccine more costly than in Belgium

KUALA LUMPUR: The government today has denied that the cost of Covid-19 vaccines for a Malaysian are more expensive than in Belgium. Commenting on the matter, Deputy Finance Minister II, Mohd Shahar Abdullah said the Belgian government had ordered 33.5 million doses of vaccines to be given to 16.7 million people in the country at […]

Pharmaniaga set to distribute vaccines efficiently, prioritising safety aspects

KUALA LUMPUR: Pharmaniaga Bhd is ready to efficiently distribute Covid-19 vaccines which are expected to be ready by the first quarter of 2021, as soon as it receives the go-ahead from the government. Group managing director Datuk Zulkarnain Md Eusope said that the government-linked company has set up a team of 400 personnel skilled in […]

Vaccine important to protect oneself and public

KUALA LUMPUR: A vaccine is not only beneficial for protecting oneself but also others who are unable to take it, says Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, Prof Datuk Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman. He said some individuals were not allowed to take vaccine injections due to being allergic to certain substances. “Some vaccines are […]

Prioritise vaccination for teachers

KUCHING: Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) has seconded the call for teachers to be prioritised for vaccination against Covid-19. Its president Adam Prakash Abdullah said such call was timely because the teachers are also facing a critical situation, especially in putting children’s education back on track. “We want to spend as much time with our students […]