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...
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...
PFIZER SAYS ITS VACCINE BOOSTER RESTORES FULL PROTECTION AGAINST COVID-19 WASHINGTON, Oct 22 — Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday that a large-scale trial of their COVID-19 vaccine booster showed it restored full protection against the disease, said Xinhua. In a Phase 3 randomised, controlled trial, a Pfizer-BioNTech booster dose was administered to more than 10,000...
LIFE WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR YOU, KHAIRY WARNS ANTI-VAXXERS KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — The government will take a vigorous approach towards those who refuse to be vaccinated by ‘continuing to make their life difficult,’ said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. However, he said those who cannot be vaccinated due to health reasons will be fine...
SINOPHARM COVID-19 VACCINE NOW AVAILABLE IN MALAYSIA KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine is now available in Malaysia, says Duopharma Biotech Bhd. Duopharma’s wholly owned unit, Duopharma (M) Sdn Bhd has been authorised as Sinopharm’s registration holder and to engage in the sales and distribution of the vaccine in the country. In a...
SARAWAK TO START VACCINATING TEENS UNDER 18 FROM WEDNESDAY – UGGAH KUCHING, Sept 5 — COVID-19 vaccination for those below 18 years old in Sarawak is expected to begin this Wednesday, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. Uggah, who is also State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman said Sarawak is now finalising...
VIETNAM’S ARCT-154 VACCINE SAFE FOR HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS: INITIAL RESULTS HANOI, Sept 30 — Initial results of the clinical trials of Vietnam’s ARCT-154 show that this mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is safe for healthy volunteers, a researcher said. Phase 2 and 3a of the trials are being carried out in Hanoi, nearby Bac Ninh province, and southern...
AVOID DONATING BLOOD WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF COVID-19 VACCINATION – NATIONAL BLOOD CENTRE KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12– Malaysians are asked to abstain from donating blood within seven days after receiving their COVID-19 vaccinations if they have no side effects, the National Blood Centre (PDN) said. PDN said if a vaccine recipient had any minor side...
MALAYSIA YET TO DECIDE ON VACCINATION FOR CHILDREN PUTRAJAYA, Sept 1 — Malaysia has yet to decide to go ahead with COVID-19 vaccination exercise for children below 12 years old, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. “There has been no approval for paediatric vaccination yet in Malaysia or anywhere else. It’s still under review by regulatory agencies,...
CHILE TO VACCINATE KIDS 6 TO 11 WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGAINST COVID-19 SANTIAGO, Sept 9 — Chile will resume its vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) next week by vaccinating adolescents aged 14 to 17, and children aged 6 to 11 with underlying medical conditions, reported Xinhua. “Between Monday, Sept. 13 and Thursday,...
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