PUTRAJAYA, March 16 — Based on 451 reports on adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) that have been investigated and evaluated by the Covid-19 Vaccine Pharmacovigilance Special Committee (JFK), it was found that no reported deaths were directly linked to the vaccine received.

PUTRAJAYA, March 2 — Twenty-two out of 45 deaths involving recipients of the Covid-19 booster dose that were reported to the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) were found to be unrelated to the vaccine.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — Covid-19 vaccine recipients who suffer serious or prolonged side effects are advised to refer to the nearest health facility and get further treatment.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 17 — The Medical Device Authority (MDA) has been instructed to call all suppliers of Covid-19 self-test kits in the country following complaints received that they were showing dubious results, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said.

KOTA BHARU, Feb 16 — Only eight adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) reports have been received since the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) began on February 3, with all cases experiencing mild side effects including swelling at the injection site after receiving the vaccine.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 9 — The National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) has received 1,047 reports of adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) associated with the Covid-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as of January 31, said its director Dr Roshayati Mohamad Sani.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — Only 51 cases (5.2 per cent) of 984 Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI) cases for Covid-19 vaccine booster shots, which is equal to a rate of 0.005 reports for every 1,000 doses, are classified as serious as of January 20.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — A total of 896 of 24,286 reports received on adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) cases up to January 15 is related to Covid-19 booster shots, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — A total of eight applications for special financial assistance due to adverse side effects from Covid-19 vaccines involving RM132,500 have been approved, and are being processed, according to the Health Ministry (MOH).

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 2 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) will share data on adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) due to the Covid-19 vaccine injections among the public from next week, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 1 — The government assures that the personal data of recipients who register to receive vaccine jabs under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (Pick) will not be revealed to the vaccine manufacturer concerned.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Members of the public are asked not to worry about getting the Covid-19 vaccines despite allegations that the vaccines may cause side effects.