[ad_1] SEREMBAN, February 20: A total of 42,120 members of the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) across the country will receive injections of the COVID-19 vaccine in the first phase of the National COVID-19 Immunization Program, scheduled to begin on February 26. Chief Minister (Security Group) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob …
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[ad_1] MOSCOW, February 20: A Moscow appeals court on Saturday confirmed a prison sentence handed down to the Kremlin’s top critic Alexei Navalny after he returned to Russia from Germany last month. Judge Dmitry Balashov rejected Navalny’s appeal of the Feb. 2 ruling, which converted a 2014 suspended sentence on …
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[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Seniors and caregivers in long-term care homes are urged to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as they live in a high-risk environment for virus transmission at these facilities, health experts say. Dr Jacqueline Lo Ying-Ru, Head of Mission and WHO Representative in Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore, said older …
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[ad_1] TAIPEI: The Taiwanese government today granted emergency use authorization for AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine, and the injections are expected to be administered as soon as within seven days of arrival. In December, Taiwan said it had agreed to purchase nearly 20 million doses of vaccines, including 10 million from …
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[ad_1] YANGON: Washington has urged the leaders of Myanmar’s new military regime to refrain from violence and relinquish power, after the death of a young anti-coup protester sparked fresh anger at the junta. Much of the country has been in an uproar since troops deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu …
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[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: A recent study suggesting that Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine is 85% effective after a single dose could be a “game changer” for the vaccine launch in Malaysia, says Khairy Jamaluddin (Photo). “(This is) a development that the Special Committee on Access to the Supply of Covid-19 Vaccines (JKJAV) …
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[ad_1] A health worker receives a second dose of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus disease at the Posta Central hospital in Santiago, Chile, on January 14, 2021. – Reuters pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel to receive the latest updates on the news you need. FRANKFURT, February …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Two men from the Ayoi Gombak gang, suspected of being involved in nearly 300 jewelery theft cases since early 2018, were arrested in a raid in Gombak here on January 26. Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Datuk Saiful Azly Kamaruddin said that during the raid police also seized, …
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[ad_1] YOUR OPINION | “Many Malaysians are capable of extraordinary things when they see injustice.” Malaysiakini surpasses RM500k fundraising target over hefty court fine (and other related reports) Vijay47: “Huge good body shot,” you say, Malaysiakini editor-in-chief Steven Gan. In fact, it is, a totally unexpected amount, especially when compared …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Members of the public are asked not to worry about receiving Covid-19 vaccines despite allegations that vaccines can cause side effects. Norleen Mohamed Ali, Senior Principal Deputy Director of the Ministry of Health’s National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA), said what happened in some countries was an adverse …
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