All parties must help boost Covid-19 vaccine registration rate
KUALA LUMPUR: All parties, including elected representatives, employers, the community and relevant ministries, must play a more aggressive role in ensuring that people register for the Covid-19 vaccine, so that the country will be able to achieve the target of 70 per cent immunity. Alliance for Safe Community chairman, Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, said […]
Senior citizens thank state govt for vaccine
SIBU: Vaccine recipients under phase two of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme on Monday (Apr 19) thanked the state government for prioritising senior citizens who were in the high-risk group. Tamby Sulaiman, 84, who was accompanied by his son to the vaccination centre at Sibu Indoor Stadium today, said he was not worried or afraid […]
Ministry agrees employers give workers vaccination leave
KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Resources Ministry agrees that employers grant their employees leave to take Covid-19 vaccine shot. Its Minister, Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said the leave would give confidence to Malaysians to be vaccinated as some are still worried about the jab. “However, it depends on the employer to give leave as the government […]
Malaysia to continue using AstraZeneca
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia will continue to use the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said. He said this was decided at the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee meeting today. “The use of the AstraZeneca vaccine will continue because clinical data available still points to […]
279,023 individuals complete both doses of Covid-19 vaccination
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 279, 023 individuals in the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme have completed receiving both doses of their vaccine shots as of yesterday. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said 508,481 individuals were given the first dose during the same period, bringing the total number of doses […]
Vaccinated travellers not exempt from mandatory quarantine
PUTRAJAYA: Travellers who have received the Covid-19 vaccine are not exempt from complying with the prescribed Covid-19 infection prevention measures, including undergoing mandatory quarantine, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on March 12 had decided that risk assessments should be carried out on travellers who […]
Any vaccine shortage temporary, unlikely to impact global vaccination strategy
By Voon Miaw Ping KUALA LUMPUR: The move by the European Union (EU) to restrict export of Covid-19 vaccine due to the spectre of a deadly third wave infection and India’s move to suspend vaccine export as infections soar across the country is a cause of concern for the world. Coupled with the United States’ […]
Wan Junaidi receives final dose of vaccine
KUCHING: Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar completed his second and final dose of the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the Putrajaya District Health Centre. The second dose was administered 21 days later after the first dose as recommended by the health authorities. “Alhamdulillah, I experienced no side effects […]
Janssen Covid-19 vaccine eligible for approval
SEOUL: A South Korean panel of experts said Monday that vaccines for the novel coronavirus by Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen showed 66.9 per cent efficacy, paving the way for the authorisation of the country’s third Covid-19 vaccine, reported Yonhap. The advisory board consisting of outside experts announced its review on the efficacy and safety of […]
Over 500,000 individuals vaccinated as of March 27
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 566,200 individuals in the country have received the Covid-19 vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme as of yesterday said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. Dr Adham said of the total, 448,187 individuals had received the first dose of the vaccine while 118,013 people had completed the full […]
