Allow private medical centres, clinics to purchase and vaccinate people
KUALA LUMPUR: Government should consider allowing private medical centres and private clinics to purchase Covid-19 vaccines and vaccinate those who can afford to pay to expedite the 80 per cent vaccination target, said Alliance For Safe Community chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. He said the long waiting period for those who are not in […]
Lee receives second dose of vaccine
MIRI: Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin on Saturday (March 27) received his second dose of Covid-19 vaccine. The second dose was also administered to Tourism, Arts and Culture Assistant Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting, Telang Usan Assemblyman Dennis Ngau, Miri Mayor Adam Yii, Acting Miri Resident Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof and Miri fire zone 6 […]
Vaccines are safe
SADONG JAYA: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri received her second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at Sadong Jaya Health Clinic on Saturday. The Batang Sadong MP said she chose to take the vaccine at the Sadong Jaya Health Clinic to give confidence and encouragement to the people of Sadong Jaya. She […]
Appoint private hospitals and clinics to speed up vaccination
KUCHING: The Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) is urging the government to appoint private hospitals and clinics to step up the state’s Covid-19 vaccination programme. Its chairman Datuk John Lau Pang Heng said the federal government has yet to appoint any private hospital and clinic in Sarawak to carry out the vaccination. “The phase two of […]
Frontliner and beauty queen Dr Nisha in battle against Covid-19
By V. Sankara KUALA LUMPUR: Dr Nisha Thayananthan is all too familiar with the ordeal that all frontliners are undergoing in the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, overcoming the fear of being infected, and stressed out from working non-stop — at times up to 36 hours. “It was tiring to be in the frontline and […]
Covid-19 vaccination permissible during Ramadan
PORT DICKSON: Muslims in the country are allowed to receive the Covid-19 injection during the Ramadan month for it will not invalidate the compulsory fasting. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri noted that the decision was made in a special meeting held by the Muzakarah (discussion) Committee […]
Muhyiddin becomes first person in Malaysia to complete Covid-19 vaccine dosage
PUTRAJAYA: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yasin has received his second dose of Covid-19 vaccine at the Putrajaya Health Clinic in Precinct 18 here, becoming the first person in Malaysia to complete the dosage for immunisation. The prime minister was administered the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine today, 21 days after he had received his first dose on Feb 24 […]
Govt plans to set up large-scale vaccination centres
IPOH: A large-scale vaccination centre capable of dispensing over 8,000 shots daily will be set up in every state, said Coordinating Minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin. He said this was in line with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s directive to complete the vaccination on all people by this year. “The […]
WHO reviews AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine as more countries suspend use
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday that it was still conducting its safety review of the AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid-19 vaccine as France, Italy, Spain and Germany have joined the group of countries that have suspended the use of this jab following reports that some recipients developed blood clots and died after being vaccinated, […]
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 […]
