KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — As of June 11, approximately 9,159,151 Covid-19 vaccine doses stored in the Health Ministry's (MOH) facilities or warehouses have expired, representing approximately 10.8 per cent of the total doses obtained through procurement and donations.

BENGALURU, May 8 — AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it has initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its Covid-19 vaccine due to a "surplus of available updated vaccines" since the pandemic.

PUTRAJAYA, May 6 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has assured it will disclose data on adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) resulting from Covid-19 vaccines, according to its Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

By Azian Aziz GOMBAK, November 7 — Selangor residents have been urged to remain vigilant against the new Covid-19 wave which is currently on the rise, said Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari. However, he hopes those who are fit and have received a complete dose of vaccines will not be...

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 13 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) will procure a new variant of the Covid-19 vaccine, especially for children with chronic diseases and the elderly, said minister Khairy Jamaluddin today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The Spikevax brand Covid-19 vaccine produced by Rovi Pharma Industrial Services in Spain has been given conditional approval for use in Malaysia by 12-year-olds and above, said Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

NEW YORK, June 26 — Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Saturday (June 25) that a booster dose of updated versions of their Covid-19 vaccine, modified specifically to combat the Omicron coronavirus variant, generated a higher immune response against that variant.

PUTRAJAYA, April 13 — The assessment of the Covid-19 Vaccine Pharmacovigilance Special Committee (JFK) on 460 reports of adverse effects of immunisation (AEFI), found that none of the reported deaths is directly related to the vaccine received.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 — All Covid-19 vaccine candidates that are being developed in the country have yet to be commercialised, the Dewan Negara was told today.

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SHAH ALAM, Nov 29 — Over 4.7 million of the 5.1 million residents in Selangor aged 12 and above have at least received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination, said state executive councillor for public health Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud. She said this includes 4.3...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The Health Ministry has granted conditional approval for the Comirnaty vaccine to be used as a booster shot at least six months after the second dose for those aged 18 and above.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — The administration of the CoronaVac vaccine produced by China's Sinovac Life Sciences Co.

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SHAH ALAM, Sept 14 — Employers are reminded to ensure that their staff are fully vaccinated before reopening their businesses. Batu Tiga state assemblyman Rodziah Ismail said failure to do so will dampen the state’s effort in trying to achieve herd immunity. “The...

SINGAPORE, July 19 — Singapore's health ministry on Sunday "strongly" advised unvaccinated individuals, especially the elderly, to stay home as much as possible over the next few weeks, citing heightened concerns about the risk of community spread of Covid-19.

By Norrasyidah Arshad KLANG, July 18 — Some 90 per cent of the elderly group in Selangor have received their Covid-19 vaccine shots as of yesterday, says Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari. The Menteri Besar said efforts to expedite the process of vaccinating the group has reduced the number of senior...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — Duopharma Biotech Bhd’s (Duopharma) wholly-owned unit, Duopharma (M) Sdn Bhd (DMSB), has been granted conditional registration approval by the Drug Control Authority (DCA) for the Covid-19 Sinopharm vaccine developed by China National Biotec Group Co Ltd.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — Covid-19 vaccination does not protect an individual 100 per cent from contracting Covid-19 but it does protect in 99.999 per cent of cases from the severity of the disease, according to researchers.

PUTRAJAYA, July 5 — The Covid-19 vaccine can be given to overseas-bound students who have reached the age of 18 this year, subject to parents’ permission, Coordinating Minister of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) Khairy Jamaluddin said.

By Nasuha Badrul Huzaini SHAH ALAM, July 5 — About 27 per cent of individuals aged 18 years old and above in Selangor have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, says Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari. He said the vaccination rate of those who received both doses of their...

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, July 4 — A total of 9,000 residents at Mentari Court in PJS8, Petaling Jaya, will be vaccinated starting from tomorrow. Petaling district officer Dato’ Johary Anuar said the immunisation process will be carried out in stages after the screening of close...