Singapore advises unvaccinated people to stay home as cases rise
SINGAPORE, July 19 — Singapore’s health ministry on Sunday “strongly” advised unvaccinated individuals, especially the elderly, to stay home as much as possible over the...
90 pct senior citizens in Selangor vaccinated, says MB
By Norrasyidah Arshad KLANG, July 18 — Some 90 per cent of the elderly group in Selangor have received their Covid-19 vaccine shots as of...
Duopharma confirms getting conditional registration approval for Sinopharm vaccine
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — Duopharma Biotech Bhd’s (Duopharma) wholly-owned unit, Duopharma (M) Sdn Bhd (DMSB), has been granted conditional registration approval by the Drug...
Vaccination protects from severity in 99.999 pct of cases, say researchers
KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — Covid-19 vaccination does not protect an individual 100 per cent from contracting Covid-19 but it does protect in 99.999 per...
Overseas-bound students reaching age of 18 can be vaccinated — Khairy
PUTRAJAYA, July 5 — The Covid-19 vaccine can be given to overseas-bound students who have reached the age of 18 this year, subject to parents’...
First dose vaccination rate at 27 pct among adults in Selangor — MB
By Nasuha Badrul Huzaini SHAH ALAM, July 5 — About 27 per cent of individuals aged 18 years old and above in Selangor have received...
9,000 Mentari Court residents to get vaccine shots tomorrow
By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, July 4 — A total of 9,000 residents at Mentari Court in PJS8, Petaling Jaya, will be vaccinated starting from...
Proactive efforts by Selgate to ramp up vaccine delivery, reach herd immunity
By Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, June 29 — The Selangor government, through Selgate Healthcare Sdn Bhd (Selgate), is carrying out proactive measures to speed up...
Selangor short of supply, not vaccination capacity or centres — Exco
By Nasuha Badrul Huzaini SHAH ALAM, June 28 — Selangor is facing a supply shortage of Covid-19 doses and not vaccination capacity or vaccination centres...
MOH grants conditional approval for CanSino, J&J Covid-19 vaccines
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has granted conditional approval for emergency use of the single-dose Covid-19 vaccines manufactured by China’s CanSino...
Get people in Klang Valley vaccinated sooner to reduce daily cases by half
By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, June 14 — Prioritising Klang Valley residents to receive the Covid-19 vaccination doses would be able to reduce the daily...
Selangor needs 4 mln people vaccinated to reach herd immunity
By Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, June 9 — At least four million people in Selangor would have to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in order for...