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[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia had opted for the Covid-19 vaccine produced by the UK (UK) pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca through negotiations under the COVAX facility that will guarantee supply for another 10 percent of the country’s population. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said this will see AstraZeneca’s offer rise to …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Khairy Jamaluddin has defended the delay in the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines in Malaysia, after Singapore became the first country in Asia to receive delivery of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines on Monday. The first batch of doses from Malaysia is expected to arrive in February, and Khairy, the science, …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia will insist that its Pfizer vaccine orders will be able to address the most infectious variant of the virus in the UK, says Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. “Pfizer is now monitoring the effectiveness of its vaccine on the new mutation of the virus. “If …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Two things are taken into account when deciding on the Covid-19 vaccination priority list, says Khairy Jamaluddin. The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation said that when drawing up the list, the special committee will analyze the probability that a person can transmit the virus or if they …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Khairy Jamaluddin has “communicated” to the Public Accounts Committee that he is prepared to provide details on the country’s vaccine purchasing initiatives. The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, however, indicated that everything shared would be subject to non-disclosure and confidentiality clauses. “I can and am willing to …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The first deliveries of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine to Malaysia are expected in the first half of 2021, the pharmaceutical company says. AstraZeneca Malaysia Country President Dr. Sanjeev Panchal said the company will provide 6.4 million doses of its potential vaccine, AZD1222, with no profit during …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The first batch of one million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine will be received and delivered to target groups starting in February 2021, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. The Prime Minister will be among the first group of people to receive the Covid-19 vaccine …

[ad_1] BEIJING (China Daily / ANN): Covid19 experimental vaccines developed by Chinese researchers are safe, and ongoing efforts to push for their approval in the market will strictly follow the rules of science, a health official said on Monday (December 21). ). China is conducting third-stage clinical trials for five …

[ad_1] Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin says the government is also in the final stages of vaccine negotiations with Russia and China. Malaysia has signed an agreement to purchase 6.4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca and is in negotiations with China and Russia to secure more vaccine supplies, …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia will begin administering Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine starting in February, with Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin among the first to receive the vaccine ahead of the front-line. The government will also purchase enough vaccines to cover more than 80 percent of the population. “To convince people that …