Covid vaccine jab to take 15 to 30 minutes
PUTRAJAYA: Individuals who will be receiving Covid-19 vaccine shots need to go through five stations at a Vaccine Dispensing Centre (PPV) taking about 15 to 30 minutes including monitoring for side effects. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the recipient needs to go through five stations; the first stop is to screen for […]
First Covid-19 vaccine arrives this Sunday
KUALA LUMPUR: The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in the country this Sunday while the ‘roll out’ for implementation of the National Covid-19 Immunisation programme begins in phases from Feb 26. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said he would receive the vaccine on the first day of the programme implementation, together with the frontliners. […]
Unicef rings alarm over lack of life-saving vaccines for children
NEW YORK: Unicef on Friday warned that millions of children are in danger of missing life-saving vaccines against measles, diphtheria and polio due to disruptions in immunisation services caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Xinhua news agency reported. Most countries had suspended mass polio immunisation campaigns and 25 countries had postponed mass measles immunisation campaigns, said […]
Additional polio shot for children under five in Sabah
KUALA LUMPUR: All children under five years old in Sabah will be given an additional immunisation which will be made in stages to ensure the proliferation of the polio virus can be stopped. “A methodical plan is being drawn up and the giving of the additional immunisation will be implemented as soon as possible,” said […]
