NO NEW CHOLERA CASES DETECTED SO FAR – JKNS SHAH ALAM, Nov 15 — No new cases of cholera have been detected so far after one case was reported on Oct 21, according to the Selangor Health Department (JKNS). State Health director Datuk Dr Sha’ari Ngadiman said the 56-year-old local woman from Petaling district has...
STUDIES SHOW EFFICACY OF PFIZER VACCINE AS BOOSTER DOSE PUTRAJAYA, Nov 12 — The findings from studies conducted abroad including Thailand, Chile and Turkey showed good efficacy of the Comirnaty vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech as a booster dose. Institute for Clinical Research director Dr Kalaiarasu M. Peariasamy said the Comirnaty vaccine is currently used as...
THAILAND TO PURCHASE 50,000 COURSES OF MOLNUPIRAVIR COVID-19 PILL BANGKOK, Nov 11 — Thailand’s cabinet today approved a plan to procure 50,000 courses or 2 million of COVID-19 antiviral pills Molnupiravir, to contain the pandemic in the kingdom. Deputy government spokeswoman Traisulee Traisoranakul said Prime Minister Prayuth Chan o-cha who chaired the cabinet meeting today...
NORMALISE YOUR LIFESTYLE WITH LESS SUGAR, HEALTH DG ADVISES MALAYSIANS KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — Malaysians are urged to normalize their lifestyle with less sugar consumption in their diet as diabetes and the sugar culture in the country have become a norm. Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said diabetes was among the...
MOH TO HOLD CLINICAL STUDY ON IVERMECTIN USE FOR COVID-19 CLOSE CONTACTS PUTRAJAYA, Nov 7 — The Health Ministry (MOH) and the Institute of Clinical Research (ICR) are planning to initiate a clinical study as early as the next month to determine Ivermectin’s effectiveness as a prophylaxis for close contacts of COVID-19 patients. ICR director...
VACCINE CAN PROTECT PREGNANT WOMEN FROM COVID-19 DAMAGE TO PLACENTA, FETUS – SWISS EXPERTS MOSCOW, Nov 6 — Pregnant women are better protected against harm to their placenta and fetus when they are inoculated against the SARS-CoV-2, which increases pregnancy-linked risks, Sputnik news reported the Swiss Institute of Virology and Immunology said on Friday. According...
US CDC ADVISERS RECOMMEND PFIZER’S COVID-19 VACCINE FOR CHILDREN AGES 5-11 NEW YORK, Nov 3 — United States children from 5 to 11 years old may soon be able to get a low-dose COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech, as advisers to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted unanimously on Tuesday to...
FEMALE ADOLESCENTS AGED 13 AND 14 YEARS TO BE GIVEN HPV VACCINE JABS NEXT YEAR KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — Female adolescents aged 13 and 14 years who have yet to be given the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to prevent cervical cancer will be vaccinated through the school health service next year, the Dewan Rakyat was...
VIETNAM WORLD’S FIRST ROUTINELY DIAGNOSING TUBERCULOSIS WITH SOS STOOL METHOD KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Vietnam is the first country in the world to routinely use an innovative method to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) using stool. The Simple One-Step Stool Method, developed by KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, is implemented in 10 healthcare facilities across the country, according...
JAPAN TO MAKE BOOSTER SHOT AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE TOKYO, Oct 29 — A Japanese health ministry panel agreed Thursday on a plan to make a third COVID-19 vaccine shot, or a booster shot, available to everyone who has received two vaccine doses. A booster shot is expected to be given as early as eight months...
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