Pfizer says Covid-19 treatment Paxlovid fails to prevent infection of household members
REUTERS, April 30 — Pfizer Inc on Friday said a large trial found that its Covid-19 oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid was not effective at preventing...
Experts tell parents to worry about effects of Covid-19, not vaccine, on their children
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — The wait and see stance taken by many parents on the vaccination of children aged between five and 11 will...
Hesitant parents urged to take children for health checks before getting Covid-19 jab
By Mustakim Ramli SHAH ALAM, Jan 31 — Parents who are hesitant in allowing their children to receive the Covid-19 vaccines are advised to take...
Pfizer and BioNTech launch trial of Omicron-targeted Covid vaccine
NEW YORK, Jan 26 — Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Tuesday they started a clinical trial to test a new version of their...
Don’t delay vaccinating children against Covid-19 – Medical experts
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The vaccination programme for children aged five to 11 is expected to start soon now that Malaysia’s Drug Control Authority...
Covid-19: Pfizer’s vaccine children gets conditional approval, Cansino as booster dose for adults
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — The Covid-19 Comirnaty vaccine manufactured by Pfizer has been given conditional approval for the immunisation of children aged between five...
Pfizer’s Covid-19 pill can be used by EU states: Regulator
ANKARA, Dec 17 — An experimental pill developed by Pfizer to treat Covid-19 can be used in European Union (EU) countries even though its full...
Pfizer says Covid-19 pill near 90 pct effective in final analysis
NEW YORK, Dec 14 — Pfizer Inc on Tuesday said final analysis of its antiviral Covid-19 pill still showed near 90% efficacy in preventing hospitalizations...
Govt yet to decide on booster shot requirement for ‘fully vaccinated’ status
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — The government has yet to decide on whether to make Covid-19 booster shots a condition for individuals to be considered...
TWG recommends booster dose for recipients of various vaccines — Khairy
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — The Technical Working Committee (TWG) under the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force-Booster (CITF-B) has recommended booster dose involving three types of...
Vaccination for children below 12 to begin next year
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — The administration of Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to children under the age of 12 will begin in 2022, according to...
Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine gets conditional approval as booster dose
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The Health Ministry has granted conditional approval for the Comirnaty vaccine to be used as a booster shot at least...