Covid vaccine: police warn against incitement

[ad_1] RULE: The police will not hesitate to take strong action against any party that tries to incite people by despising the use of the Covid-19 vaccine. Perlis Police Chief Datuk Surina Saad said police would be monitoring social media for any elements of anti-vaccine sentiment, although there have been …

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The interdistrict and interstate travel ban is likely to continue until at least 70% of the population is vaccinated, says Director General of Health

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The inter-state and district travel ban may continue until at least 70% of the population has been vaccinated against Covid-19, says Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said a lesson could be learned from the decision to re-allow interstate travel on Dec. 7, which resulted …

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2,253 new cases, increase in Perak

[ad_1] COVID-19 | The Ministry of Health reported 2,253 new cases of Covid-19 at noon today, of which seven cases are imported from abroad. Most cases are still concentrated in the Klang Valley (755 cases; 33.5 percent), but there has also been an increase in cases in Perak (545 cases; …

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AstraZeneca, Sputnik vaccines face hurdles if COVID injections become an annual affair

[ad_1] ZURICH (Reuters) – Vaccines from AstraZeneca, Russia’s Gamaleya Institute and Johnson & Johnson fight the coronavirus with another virus, leaving scientists concerned that the vaccines could lose potency if annual vaccines become necessary to combat the new variants. So-called viral vector injections, also used by several Chinese COVID-19 vaccine …

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Positive change

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Umno Vice President Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pix) signs of a more inclusive approach is seen as a positive step, not just for the party but for the entire country. In what is seen as a departure from his usual stance, he said that the variety …

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