Private hospitals to be used as Covid-19 vaccination centres
PUTRAJAYA: Private hospitals in the country will be involved in Phase Two and Phase Three of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to serve as vaccination centres said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said the Ministry of Health (MOH) has agreed to engage private hospitals in the immunisation programme based on the principle […]
Malaysia lifts ‘one dose, one dose reserve’ policy to expedite vaccination process
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia will no longer adopt the previous ‘one dose, one dose reserve’ policy to speed up the vaccination process under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, said National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said existing vaccine doses would be fully used as the government was satisfied with the delivery schedule of the […]
389,177 receive Covid-19 vaccine
JELI: A total of 389,177 individuals in the first phase group of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme has been vaccinated so far yesterday. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said the total indicated that the programme is on track to achieve the target of 500,000 individuals in the frontline group getting the vaccine […]
321,331 individuals have received Covid-19 vaccine as of March 15
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 321,331 individuals have received their first vaccine dose under phase one of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, as of yesterday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor recorded the highest number, with 38,632 individuals, followed by (34,666), Sarawak (32,028) and Sabah (30,433). “Kuala Lumpur has 29,937 vaccine […]
Authority grants conditional approval to Covid-19 vaccines
PUTRAJAYA: The Drug Control Authority (DCA), in a meeting today, granted conditional approval to three Covid-19 vaccines for use to curb the spread of the Covid-19 infection in the country said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Dr Noor Hisham said the approval was given to AstraZeneca Solution for Injection; CoronaVac Suspension for […]
MOH to assess the need to vaccinate recovered patients
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) will assess the need of Covid-19 patients who have recovered to receive vaccination against the virus, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Dr Noor Hisham said the antibodies generated by former patients who experienced level one to level three of the infection with mild or no […]
MPs, assemblymen among phase one of Covid-19 vaccine recipients
PUTRAJAYA: The members of Parliament (MPs) and state assemblymen will be among the recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine under the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation programme, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the matter was agreed to by the Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee (JKJAV) as MPs […]
Immunisation Programme to be launched on Tuesday
PUTRAJAYA: Ahead of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme at the end of this month, a guide book on the immunisation plan will be launched on tomorrow (Feb 16). The launching of the book by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin scheduled for 9.30 am, was announced by the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee […]
Registration for Covid-19 vaccination to start in March
KUALA LUMPUR: Registration for Covid-19 vaccination to members of the public is expected to kick off in March and this will be on a volunteer basis, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said there are five ways for the public to sign up for the vaccine, including via the MySejahtera application. “If […]
PM is first recipient of Covid-19 vaccine
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be the first person to receive the Covid-19 vaccine when the national vaccination programme is implemented in the country later this month. This was confirmed by Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, who is also the coordinating minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. “Yes, […]
