Second booster dose booking opens
KUCHING: Only 23,397 of the eligible population in Sarawak have received their second COVID-19 booster dose as of last July 23. According to the Ministry of Health’s COVIDNOW website, the figure equals 0.8 per cent of the total population in the state. For that matter as of July 23, a total of 1,577,067 or 55.8 […]
Ministry must explain Pfizer vaccine expiry date extension, says MP
KUCHING: The Ministry of Health (MoH) must clarify and provide proper explanation on the decision by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) Drug Control Authority (DCA) to extend the expiry date for Comirnaty (Pfizer) vaccine stock. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii stated that this was to allay public concerns on the safety and effectiveness […]
Booster shot for high-risk groups next week
KUCHING: Sarawak will begin administering the Covid-19 booster dose to high-risk individuals starting next week. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said that the medical experts were now finalising the details on whether to use the Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech) or Sinovac vaccines. “We will start next week using either Pfizer […]
First batch of 315 students vaccinated in Bau
BAU: The first batch of teenagers, numbering 315, received their first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at SMK Singai near here on Thursday (Sept 9). They comprised mainly those aged 16 and 17, and those aged 12 to 15 with comorbidities. They will get their second dose on Sept 30. Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk […]
Sinovac and Pfizer equally effective against Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR: Medical data from vaccine use showed that both Sinovac and Pfizer vaccines are equally effective against Covid-19, said Health directorgeneral Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a Facebook post today, Noor Hisham said that on July 7, the New England Journal of Medicine published a report on the Sinovac experience in Chile […]
Expedite vaccinating children against Covid-19
BY BALKISH AWANG KUALA LUMPUR: Experts lauded the Drug Control Authority’s (DCA) approval for the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children aged 12 and above but urged the government to speed up the vaccination process for them. They said children should also be included in the high-risk group as the number of youngsters contracting […]
26,472 army personnel to receive Pfizer vaccine starting March 8
PORT DICKSON: A total of 26,472 members of the Malaysian Army (TDM) nationwide will receive Covid-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in stages in the first phase of the vaccination exercise beginning March 8. Army Chief General Tan Sri Zamrose Mohd Zain said thus far, 28 army personnel nationwide had received the vaccine on Feb 26. “Next Monday […]
Vaccine dry run only an exercise
KUCHING: No tests were performed on any individual during the Covid-19 vaccine delivery dry run to Belaga Health Clinic on Jan 29, said Sarawak Health director Dr Chin Zin Hing. In a statement today, Dr Chin clarified that the dry run was an exercise that used only a bottle containing saline solution prior to the […]
Smooth trial delivery of vaccine
KAPIT: The Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine delivery trial programme to Belaga Health Clinic went on smoothly today. Deputy Minister of Health II Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang said the trial programme was very important before the actual Covid-19 vaccine is received by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and used in vaccination centres throughout Malaysia. “As we all […]
Delivery trial of vaccine to Belaga
KUCHING: The Health Ministry will conduct a pilot logistical trial for safe delivery of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Belaga tomorrow. The main challenge is that the vaccine needs to be kept at minus 70 degrees Celsius or below. Supplied by Pfizer BioNTech, it is based on a novel technology that uses synthetic mRNA […]
