LONDON, Feb 2 — A malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the Serum Institute of India prevented around three-quarters of symptomatic malaria cases in young children the first year after they got the shots, results from a large trial showed on Thursday. The vaccine, which has already been approved for use by … Read more
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Dec 16 — The Health Ministry must ensure an adequate supply of Covid-19 vaccines following the recent increase in cases nationwide, said former minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said the spike in positive Covid-19 cases would hopefully not strain Malaysia’s public health system. “The Health Ministry has all the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — Malaysia has sufficient supply of Covid-19 vaccines even with the recent rise in cases nationwide, Deputy Health Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni said. He said the stock is available in all 231 public health facilities throughout the country and also includes booster doses, Utusan Malaysia reported today. “Until now, the … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — AstraZeneca Sdn Bhd today succeeded in its bid to strike out a suit filed against it by 12 individuals involving claims of side effects from the Covid-19 vaccine, which allegedly caused serious consequences, including death. Judge Suzana Muhamad Said allowed the application of AstraZeneca as the seventh defendant to quash … Read more
MANY women in Malaysia are missing maternal vaccinations, according to fetomaternal medicine consultant Professor Dr Jamiyah Hassan. Some factors include low awareness, vaccine hesitancy, safety concerns and financial constraints. This is a concern, especially when vaccine-preventable infections have been identified as significant contributors to neonatal mortality.¹ “There has been a slowdown in survival gains since … Read more
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.
Dr Noor Hisham announced the conditional registration approval was agreed by the Drug Control Authority (DCA) in its 370th meeting today.
HONG KONG: Hong Kong will launch a vaccine pass scheme this week, officials said Monday, as hospitals struggle under an Omicron-fuelled outbreak and the finance hub sees record-high departures. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
U.S. health regulators delayed the review of Pfizer Inc’s Covid-19 vaccine for children under 5 years of age because its two-dose regimen did not work well against the Omicron variant, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
SYDNEY: Thousands of protesters marched through Australia's capital to the parliament building on Saturday to decry Covid-19 vaccine mandates, the latest in a string of rallies against pandemic restrictions around the world. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
