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[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] SINGAPORE (Reuters): As Singapore prepares to roll out Covid-19 vaccines, its surprising success in controlling the virus raises questions about whether they should get the vaccines. In a city-state where enforcement is generally high, some Singaporeans fear that potential side effects, even if minimal, are not worth the risk …

[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] Apple Inc is moving forward with autonomous car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger car that could include its own innovative battery technology, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The iPhone maker’s automotive efforts, known as Project Titan, have run unevenly since 2014, when it …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 22): Concerns about a new strain of Covid-19, coupled with weak oil prices, continued to weigh on investor sentiment, dragging Bursa Malaysia to end the morning session lower generalized. At lunchtime, the FBM KLCI benchmark index was 16.94 points or 1.03% lower at 1,630.95 after moving …

[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] Saifuddin Abdullah says that J-KOM will handle the communication strategy under the new normal. KUALA LUMPUR: Saifuddin Abdullah has defended the renowned Department of Community Communication (J-KOM), saying that a worldview approach based on realistic and mature thinking is needed to assess its role. The communications and multimedia minister …

[ad_1] SEDAN: The BioNTech co-founder said today that his coronavirus vaccine is “very likely” to work against the mutated strain detected in Britain, but could also adapt the vaccine if necessary within six weeks. “Scientifically, it is very likely that the immune response of this vaccine can also cope with …

[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 …