Dr Sim welcomes approval of two new vaccines
KUCHING: Minister of Local Government and Housing Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian welcomed the announcement by Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today that Malaysia had granted conditional approval to the Covid-19 vaccines manufactured by China’s CanSino Biologics and the United States’ Johnson & Johnson for emergency use. “The approval of two […]
Drug control authority approves Pfizer vaccine for 12-year-olds and above
KUALA LUMPUR: The 359th Drug Control Authority (DCA) meeting today approved the use of Comirnaty vaccine produced by Pfizer-BioNTech for children aged 12 and above. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Comirnaty was earlier approved for conditional registration on June 8 for active immunisation of individuals aged 18 and above. “Even though […]
Single dose J & J vaccine more attractive
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia finds the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine more attractive as recipients need to take only one dose, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. “The Johnson & Johnson vaccine uses a one-dose method and thus makes it very attractive to use,” he told reporters after receiving a donation of 2.7 million low […]
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 […]
Johnson & Johnson pauses Covid-19 vaccine trial
WASHINGTON: US pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson said Monday it had paused its Covid-19 vaccine trial because one of its participants had become sick, reported Xinhua news agency. “We have temporarily paused further dosing in all our Covid-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials, including the Phase 3 ENSEMBLE trial, due to an unexplained illness in a […]
