PUTRAJAYA, Dec 14 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has recommended a third booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine especially for vulnerable and high-risk groups following the recent increase in cases.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — Although taking the second booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine is not mandatory, those who voluntarily take it have their own reasons why they feel compelled to do so.

SINGAPORE, Aug 24 — Singapore is preparing to start boosting children aged five to 11 years with PfizerBioNTech/Comirnaty vaccine in the fourth quarter of this year, the Health Ministry said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin confirmed that so far no Malaysian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia have been infected with monkeypox.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — A total of 1,293,762 children aged five to 11 or 36.4 per cent of the child population in Malaysia have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — ProtectHealth Corporation Sdn Bhd (ProtectHealth) will provide home vaccination services to senior citizens who cannot go to vaccination centres due to transportation problems.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — A total of 15,574,997 adults or 66.2 per cent of their population in the country have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Parents and guardians who have made booster dose appointments for teenagers below 17 years are urged to cancel them and not be present at the vaccination centres (PPV).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — A total of 1,119,954 children aged between five and 11 years, or 31.5 per cent of their population in the country have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — A total of 1,078,539 or 30.4 per cent of children in the country have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — A total of 708,187 individuals or 19.9 per cent of children aged five to 11 in Malaysia have received their first dose of vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday.

By Mustakim Ramli SHAH ALAM, Feb 13 — The public can now book an appointment to receive the Covid-19 booster dose under the Selangor Vaccination Programme (Selvax) for the month of March. The state’s SELangkah mobile app updated that those interested in getting their booster shots can select...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) will only make recommendations to the government on the reopening of the country’s borders and relaxing the requirements on quarantine period when the booster vaccination among the adult population and the Covid-19 vaccination for kids showed improved rates.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — Malaysia is seen as better prepared to deal with the surge in Covid-19 cases due to the Omicron variant and know how to protect the most vulnerable, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR,  Feb 1 (Bernama) — A total of 11,988,626 adults or 51.2 per cent of the group in the country have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday.

By Amin Ridzuan Ishak SHAH ALAM, Jan 30 — Some 70,000 people from the adult population have received the booster dose under the Selangor Vaccination (Selvax) Booster initiative since its launch in December last year. Selgate Healthcare Sdn Bhd chief operating officer Tengku Iesta Tengku...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — The administration of the Covid-19 booster vaccine is based on current developments in relation to the effectiveness of vaccines and challenges arising from the emergence of new variants of the virus, the Health Ministry (MOH) said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — A total of 11,119,363 individuals or 47.5 per cent of the adult population in the country have received the Covid-198 booster dose as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Almost nine million Covid-19 vaccine booster shots have been administered in the country as at 11.59 pm yesterday, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — A total 25,647,708 individuals or 78.5 per cent of the country’s population have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday while 23.9 per cent or 7,809,058 individuals have received the booster dose.