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MOH expert says thrombosis cases due to AstraZeneca vaccine low, rare - The Edge Markets
PUTRAJAYA (April 26): The number of blood clot or thrombosis cases after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine jab is low and rare, said the Health Ministry's (MOH) Covid-19 Vaccine Candidate Selection Sub-Committee (JKKPCV)…
Malaysia’s Covid-19 Cases Past Four Months Double 2020 Tally
This year alone, Malaysia reported 282,708 coronavirus cases in about four months, 2.5 times higher than 113,010 infections reported in about 11 months in 2020.
Rape threat never a laughing matter, two lawmakers tell deputy IGP | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 — Two parliamentarians have condemned Deputy Inspector General of Police Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani for brushing off rape threats against a student as possibly a joke. Petaling MP Maria Chin Abdull…
Dr Adham: Govt has spent nearly RM2.8t on immunisation efforts since 1957 | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 — The government has spent almost RM2.8 trillion on national immunisation programmes for Malaysians since 1957, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. This, he said, was proof of the government’s co…
Nearly 24,000 Covid-19 Cases Among Under-12s This Year
Covid-19 cases among children below 12 years old in Malaysia increased by 2.8 times from 8,369 cases in the whole of 2020 to 23,779 cases between Jan 1 and April 25 this year.
Covid: 2,776 new cases, 13 fatalities on Monday - Health DG
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia continued to record more than 2,000 new Covid-19 cases, with 2,776 cases and 13 fatalities being reported over the past 24 hour...
Covid-19 expert group calls on govt to focus on targeted MCOs and speed-up vaccine roll-out to curb rising cases - The Edge Markets
KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): With daily Covid-19 cases persistently coming in above 2,000 since April 15, the Health and Sciences Covid-19 Advisory Group of Experts today called on the government to centre its mitigation efforts on t…
Health minister: 495,750 people completed both doses of Covid-19 vaccine as of yesterday | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 ― A total of 495,750 individuals have received both doses of their Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme as of yesterday. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said during t…
Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre to become nation’s first private Covid-19 immunisation centre | Malay Mail
PETALING JAYA, April 23 – Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre will become the nation’s first Covid-19 private immunisation centre as part of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Sunway Pyramid’s Facebook page posted a video…
DCA approves conditional registration for Vero Cell vaccine
KUALA LUMPUR: The 356th Drug Control Authority (DCA) meeting today agreed to approve the conditional registration for the CoronaVac Suspension for Injection Covid-19 Vaccine (Vero Cell) Inactivated for use during disasters.
Malaysia taps oil-backed trust fund to pay for vaccines
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's government on Wednesday enacted a new emergency law allowing it to use funds derived from oil and gas contributions to pay for vaccine procurement, as it looks to ramp up its COVID-19 vaccinati…
Malaysian Public Health Physicians’ Association calls for govt to expedite vaccination for teachers to curb Covid-19 in schools | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 — Several parties especially health and education experts are worried about the possibility of Covid-19 cases spreading in schools when face-to-face teaching and learning is fully implemented. With 4,868 po…
After ventilator fiasco, Putrajaya urged to give Sarawak healthcare autonomy | Malay Mail
SIBU, April 21 — Senator Robert Lau has urged Putrajaya to return healthcare autonomy to Sarawak following the debacle over the Health Ministry’s (MoH) delivery of inoperational used ventilators to aid hospitals in the state in t…