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[ad_1] KANGAR (Bernama): People should not worry about the brands of Covid-19 vaccines used in the immunization program in the country, since each vaccine has been approved by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA). Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that all vaccines used in the National Covid-19 Immunization …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Online shopping platform, Shopee has denied the sale of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine as shown in a photo that circulated on Twitter and WhatsApp several days ago. Shopee in a statement here today confirmed that they have not found any similar listings on their platform. “The author of …

[ad_1] Dr Adham Baba says that the Ministry of Health has not received any reports about the queuing for Covid-19 vaccine injections. PUTRAJAYA: People who skip the line to receive Covid-19 vaccine injections can be fined no more than RM50,000 or imprisoned for no more than six months, or both, …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Private hospitals such as Pantai Hospitals are already being used as vaccination centers for private healthcare workers for phase one of the National COVID-19 Immunization Program, says Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Khairy Jamaluddin. Khairy, who is also the Coordinating Minister of the National Covid-19 …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine may be too small and too late for Malaysia, and this is a concern that the government is currently addressing with the manufacturer, says Khairy Jamaluddin. The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation said that the government is interested in the Johnson …

[ad_1] NEW YORK: The United States should stick to a two-dose strategy for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines, Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious disease official, told the Washington Post. Fauci said delaying a second dose to inoculate more Americans creates risks. He warned that switching to a single-dose strategy …

[ad_1] BEIJING: China and the United States should remove all barriers to travel between the two countries if the United States achieves herd immunity to Covid-19 with 90 percent of its population vaccinated, potentially by August, a Chinese epidemiologist said. The United States is the worst affected country in the …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The record for the Covid-19 vaccine remains low, only 6.1% of the 80% target set for the country, says Khairy Jamaluddin. The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation said that as of 11 a.m. on Monday (March 1), a total of 1,468,137 people have registered through the …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The government ensures that the personal data of recipients who register to receive vaccine injections under the National Covid-19 Immunization Program (PICK) will not be disclosed to the vaccine manufacturer in question. PICK Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (pix) highlighted that data can be shared with the pharmaceutical …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Whistleblowers about the Covid-19 vaccination queue jump are encouraged to report directly to the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Khairy Jamaluddin (pix) via email. Taking the matter seriously, Khairy tweeted that he had informed Health Director General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah on the matter, …