2.12 bln Covid vaccine shots administered worldwide
ANKARA: Over 2.12 billion coronavirus vaccine have been administered so far worldwide, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported according citing the figures compiled by Our World in Data showed. China leads the global count in statistics on Sunday (June 5) with over 763.07 million jabs, followed by the United States with 300.27 million, according to the tracking website. […]
Most eagerly waiting for the jabs
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) recently revealed that only one million Sarawakians had registered for the Covid-19 vaccination programme. Sarawak has a population of 2.619 million and one of the reasons why many have not yet registered themselves is fear of possible side effects of the vaccine. In a random survey, most of […]
Frontliners, leaders in Bintulu get first dose of vaccine
BINTULU: Bintulu Resident Jack Aman Luat is the first individual in the division to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Saturday (Mar 6). The first phase of the immunisation programme was conducted in Sri Kenyalang Hall, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Bintulu Campus. The first-phase Covid-19 vaccine recipients also include Bintulu Health Officer Dr Melvin Chung, Bintulu […]
Great apes at San Diego zoo receive first Covid vaccines
Los Angeles: Nine great apes at San Diego Zoo have become the first non-human primates given Covid-19 vaccinations, officials at the California zoo said Friday. Four orangutans and five bonobos were given two doses each of an experimental vaccine created specifically for animals by a veterinary pharmaceutical company. The inoculations were carried out after eight […]
