White Paper not to find fault but to improve process – Dr Zaliha
JOHOR BAHRU: The preparation of a White Paper on the procurement of the COVID-19 vaccine was not made to find fault with the previous administration but rather to improve the process in the future. Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the team established to prepare the White Paper will look at things that can be […]
Covid-19 jabs have ID chips? Not true!
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has denied the claim that the Covid-19 vaccine contained an ID chip, which went viral on social media on Jan 24. The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) Quick Response Team in a statement today said the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) under the MoH had also refuted […]
708,187 children in Malaysia receive Covid-19 vaccine
KUCHING: A total of 708,187 children aged five to 11 in Malaysia have received their first dose of vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday. According to the CovidNow website, the number represents 19.9 per cent of the country’s total population for the age group of five to11. For […]
14.5 per cent of Malaysia’ child population given Covid-19 vaccine
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 513,393 of 14.5 per cent of Malaysia’ child population aged between five and 11 years have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday. Based on data from CovidNow, a total of 13,992,391 or 59.5 per cent of […]
Offer people choice of vaccine types: Tiong
KUCHING: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has been urged to offer the people the freedom to choose the COVID-19 vaccine of their choice. Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) president Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing argued that given the number of new positive cases reaching more than 10,000 in the country, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin should not […]
More than 50,000 received booster shots
KUCHING: A total of 55,077 Sarawakians have received the Covid-19 booster shots as of Oct 28.Deputy health director Dr Rosemawati Ariffin said this in a statement issued yesterday (Oct 29). She said that the administration of the booster shots have been conducted at private clinics and hospitals, government health clinics, vaccination centres (PPVs) as well […]
Easy access to third dose prudent for dental practitioners
KUCHING: Early access to the third vaccine dose like other healthcare workers is indeed prudent for dental practitioners, said the Malaysian Dental Association (MDA). This was due to the nature of practice, where dental practitioners constantly dealt in close proximity with the oral cavity of unmasked patients, the association said in a statement yesterday (Sept […]
Booster shots? Conduct antibody test first
KUCHING: A virologist has cautioned the government against across-the-board Covid-19 booster shots for everyone or mandatory third vaccine shots for high risk individuals. Associate Professor in Virology of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Unimas, Dr Tan Cheng Siang, said the best way to determine if an individual required a third shot is through […]
Booster shot aimed at keeping protection level up
KUCHING: A third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine does not imply that immunisation has been unsuccessful, says Dr Helmy Hazmi. The Associate Professor attached to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in Universiti Malaysia Sarawak stated that generally waning immunity affected both the mRNA and inactivated vaccines used in Sarawak’s vaccination programmes. “When we […]
380 students get vaccine jabs in Mukah
MUKAH: Some 380 students received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at the Dewan Suarah Mesra immunisation centre (PPV) here on Thursday (Sept 9) as the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NCIP) for those aged 18 years and below kicked off. Of the total, 350 were from SMK Mukah while the rest were from Mara Junior […]
