Are you ready for your booster jab?
KUCHING: Those aged 60 and above who have completed both doses of the Covid-19 vaccination and passed the required period after their second dose are urged to make an appointment to receive a booster dose. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said this group was at high-risk and vulnerable, adding […]
Third dose, booster shot for vulnerable group underway
KUCHING: Third doses and booster shots of Covid-19 vaccines for Sarawakians began on Wednesday (Oct 13). “However, this does not mean the vaccines that were given previously are not providing the clinical protective effect as desired. “It (booster and third dose) is an additional protection for the vulnerable group in which they have issues with […]
Sarawak ready to roll out booster shots
KUCHING: Sarawak is ready to roll out the booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to medical frontliners and high-risk vulnerable persons above the age of 60 in the next few days. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said this was with the additional Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines which had arrived recently. “We […]
Easy access to third dose prudent for dental practitioners
KUCHING: Early access to the third vaccine dose like other healthcare workers is indeed prudent for dental practitioners, said the Malaysian Dental Association (MDA). This was due to the nature of practice, where dental practitioners constantly dealt in close proximity with the oral cavity of unmasked patients, the association said in a statement yesterday (Sept […]
Booster shots? Conduct antibody test first
KUCHING: A virologist has cautioned the government against across-the-board Covid-19 booster shots for everyone or mandatory third vaccine shots for high risk individuals. Associate Professor in Virology of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Unimas, Dr Tan Cheng Siang, said the best way to determine if an individual required a third shot is through […]
Booster shot aimed at keeping protection level up
KUCHING: A third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine does not imply that immunisation has been unsuccessful, says Dr Helmy Hazmi. The Associate Professor attached to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in Universiti Malaysia Sarawak stated that generally waning immunity affected both the mRNA and inactivated vaccines used in Sarawak’s vaccination programmes. “When we […]
Third dose jab up immune response
KUALA LUMPUR: A third dose of Covid-19 vaccine , given at an interval of six months after the second dose, can lead to a strong boost in immune response, with an increase of three to five folds in neutralising antibody titers. Pharmaniaga Berhad vaccine specialist Dr Ajit Pal Singh Raina said the results from a […]
