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INFOVAX: The 'one-dose' single shot vaccines

Single dose vaccines have a tremendous advantage in the sense that they only require a single time for injections.

With Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases still at worrying levels, govt should utilise private labs for testing, says ex-minister | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — Bakri MP Yeo Bee Yin has urged the government to utilise private testing laboratories as a means to ramp up Covid-19 testing and screening. In a statement today, Yeo stated that with Covid-19 cases still a…

Deputy minister says 39,895 doses of Covid-19 vaccine sent to four interior districts of Sabah | Malay Mail

KOTA KINABALU, June 22 — A total of 39,895 doses of Covid-19 vaccine has been given to residents in the interior areas of Keningau, Nabawan, Tenom and Tambunan districts until last Friday to protect them against infection. Deputy…

Sporadic Covid-19 Cases On The Rise In Klang Valley, Says Health DG https://www.therakyatpost.com/2021/06/22/sporadic-covid-19-cases-on-the-rise-in-klang-valley-says-health-dg/ via @therakyatpost

Petaling, Hulu Langat and Klang are the top three districts.

Malaysia administered 235,623 Covid-19 vaccine doses on June 21, most daily jabs ever - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Malaysia administered 235,623 doses of Covid-19 vaccines yesterday (June 21), the highest daily number since the beginning of the vaccine roll-out in March, according to latest data from the Covid-19 Vacci…

MoH clarifies minister’s remarks, says not all 500 ambulances being procured are ‘negative pressure’ type | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — The nearly 500 ambulances that the Health Ministry is procuring are not all categorised as “negative pressure ambulances”, the ministry said today. In explaining the June 19 reported remarks of Health Mini…

Health Ministry: Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases remain below 5,000 for second day in row | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced another 4,743 new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia today, a rise of 132 from yesterday’s 4,611. This brings the cumulative number of cases to 705,762 since the pandemic arr…

WFH: Health of employees and quality of work likely to suffer

PETALING JAYA: It goes without saying that the work-from-home (WFH) concept has kept many industries afloat during the Covid-19 pandemic. If humanity ...

Should Pregnant Women Take Covid-19 Vaccine?

Pregnant women are recommended to be vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine as it has been studied the most for pregnancy.

JKJAV: 235,623 Covid-19 vaccine doses given yesterday, over six million total | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 ― Health workers administered 235,623 Covid-19 vaccine doses yesterday, pushing the total number of vaccinations in Malaysia over six million mark so far. According to the Special Committee on Ensuring Acces…

The long war of vaccines vs variants

PETALING JAYA: More infectious Covid-19 variants, such as the Delta variant, have made the ramping up of the vaccination drive all the more crucial, say health experts.Universiti Putra Malaysia medical epidemiologist Assoc Prof D…

Covid-19: Birthday party triggers new cluster in Tawau, Sabah, says state minister

KOTA KINABALU, June 21 — A birthday party held during the movement control order (MCO) 3.0 period, has triggered a new Covid-19 cluster in Sabah, with 19 positive cases reported so far. State Local Government and Housing Minister…

ProtectHealth partners Selgate Healthcare to boost Selangor's vaccination plan

KUALA LUMPUR (June 21): ProtectHealth Corporation Sdn Bhd will form a strategic partnership with Selgate Healthcare Sdn Bhd to boost the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK).ProtectHealth, the company appointed by the…

Covid Shorts: Why wearing masks properly can save your life

A study says that it’s not the best mask but the best fitting mask that matters while another warns of the danger from the droplets emitted as we speak.

Clinical trials for the Malaysian-made Covid-19 vaccine will be carried out over the next few months

PUTRAJAYA: Clinical trials for the Malaysian-made Covid-19 vaccine will be carried out over the next few months, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.

Coming soon - Malaysia's own Covid-19 vaccine using mRNA technology

Health minister Adham Baba says IMR and UPM started developing it in November last year.

Children aged 12 and above can now be registered as Covid-19 vaccine dependent on MySejahtera after Pfizer vaccine nod

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Children over the age of 12 and above can now be registered for Covid-19 vaccination following the recent government’s decision to approve the said age categories. A check with the MySejahtera’s ‘Covid-19…

Covid-19: Malaysia’s total number of cases breach 700,000 after 4,611 daily infections reported today

KUALA LUMPUR (June 21): Malaysia posted 4,611 new Covid-19 cases today, the lowest in 35 days.The last time daily cases dropped below 5,000 was last Monday (June 14), when 4,949 infections were reported.The number of active cases…

10% of population to be fully vaccinated by mid-July, says Khairy

Health minister: Over 1,600,000 received both Covid jabs as of yesterday

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — A total of 1,612,974 individuals have received both doses of their Covid-19 vaccine jabs as of yesterday, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said today. Dr Adham, in a Twitter post, said a total of 4…

Malaysian Covid patients arriving dead to hospitals

A growing number of Covid-19 patients are dying before they can make it to a hospital in Malaysia and experts are concerned about the trend. They say this may be due to newer and more virulent variants of the coronavirus, such as…

Fully vaccinated might get travel rights, says Khairy

Immunisation coordinator says government experts are reviewing the lifting of restrictions and what privileges and freedoms can be accorded.

Khairy: Third phase of National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme in Klang Valley begins tomorrow | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, June 20 — The third phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme in the Klang Valley will begin tomorrow at the National Stadium vaccination centre (PPV) in Bukit Jalil here, said the programme’s coordinating…

Covid-19 (June 20): New cases at 5,293, Selangor top with 1,680

The cumulative total of Covid-19 cases in the country is 696,408.