Dispensing of Covid-19 vaccine booster dose expected to begin in October
ALOR SETAR: The administering of the third or booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine to groups who are vulnerable to Covid-19 infection is expected to start in October, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said the groups included senior citizens with comorbidity such as chronic health problems, frontliners, individuals with low immunity, as well as those […]
Gov’t agrees to Covid-19 vaccine booster shots, high-risk groups given priority
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to administer Covid-19 vaccine booster shots as part of efforts to increase protection among vulnerable groups against the deadly virus. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said priority will be given to high-risk groups such as healthcare frontliners and immunocompromised patients. Besides these two categories, he said senior […]
10 individuals charged in court with falsifying vaccination certificate
KUALA LUMPUR: Ten individuals have been charged in court for falsifying vaccination certificates, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Mohamed Said. He said it involved four individuals in Sarawak, two each in Sabah and Melaka and one each in Kelantan and Perak. One person has been convicted in Sarawak and sentenced to jail,” he […]
Tourists to flying into Langkawi don’t need police letter
KUALA LUMPUR: Individuals who are going to Langkawi Island by flight from Sept 16 do not need permission letter from police, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. Khairy in a tweet said only those using land transport from other states need to do so. “For the Langkawi pilot tourism programme ‘travel bubble’, a letter from the […]
Jab for teens under 18 starts Wednesday
KUCHING: Sarawak is now finalising preparations to vaccinate teens under 18 to protect them from the Covid-19. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas on Sunday (Sept 5) said the vaccination was expected to begin this Wednesday. “We are now making preparations to implement this. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin yesterday (Sept […]
Students need to be vaccinated before schools reopen
SERI ISKANDAR: Students, especially those between the ages of 12 and 17 must be vaccinated before the reopening of schools, scheduled on Sept 1, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun. She said the move was urgently needed because children and teenagers were also at risk of getting infected by […]
Covid-19 vaccines effective against Delta variant
KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 vaccines used in Malaysia have been proven to be effective against the Delta variant, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said this was based on the fact that vaccinations in Labuan and Sarawak had managed to reduce hospital admissions, intensive care unit (ICU) bed usage and use […]
With rising death rate, pregnant women urged to get vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) has urged pregnant women to get the Covid-19 vaccine to reduce the risk of complications if infected with the virus, and is asking husbands to encourage their pregnant spouses to get vaccinated. MOH said there have been 70 reported deaths involving pregnant women due to Covid-19-related complications as of […]
Germany to charge unvaccinated people for Covid-19 tests
BERLIN: Germany will no longer offer free Covid-19 tests for unvaccinated people, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday. “As we are now in a position to offer vaccination for the entire population in Germany, we would be ending free tests on Oct 11,” Merkel said at a news conference in Berlin, following a videoconference meeting with […]
All teachers expected to receive first vaccine dose before September
KOTA TINGGI: Some 85,000 teachers in schools nationwide, are expected to receive at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine before the school session begins this September. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the Ministry of Education (MOE) has given the full list of names to the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) to […]
