KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — A total of 135,478 children aged between five and 11, or 3.8 per cent of the group in Malaysia, have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as of yesterday, under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is strongly recommending a booster dose of either Pfizer-BioNTech or AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, said its minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — A total of 97,975 children aged five to 11 years, or 2.7 per cent of the group in Malaysia, have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Some 53.9 per cent of the adult population in Malaysia, or 12,616,238 individuals, have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The new standard operating procedure (SOP) which makes it mandatory for Malaysian umrah pilgrims to take the Covid-19 vaccine booster is based on a request by the Saudi Arabian government, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Idris Ahmad.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — Umrah pilgrims are required to take the Covid-19 vaccine booster dose under the new standard operating procedures (SOPs) announced by the government, effective February 14.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today reminded those who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19, to do so.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — The young people should be the agents to disseminate information on Covid-19 booster dose to make their parents or the elderly and the surrounding community feel more confident to receive the injection, in the face of the current wave of the Omicron variant infection in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — A total 12,473,139 individuals or 53.3 per cent of the adult population in the country have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 8 — Recipients of the Sinovac vaccination primer doses can now pick the same brand for their booster shots, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — A total of 12,361,663 individuals or 52.8 per cent of adults in the country have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — A total of 12,307,360 individuals or 52.6 per cent of the adult population in the country have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — A total of 12,248,506 adults or 52.3 per cent of the group in the country have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — A total of 12,055,099 adults, or 51.5 per cent of the group in the country have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — A total of 12,022,117 adults or 51.4 per cent of the group in the country have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — A total of 11,889,785 adults or 50.8 per cent of the group in the country have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 — A total of 199,251 adults in Malaysia received the Covid-19 booster dose yesterday, bringing the cumulative number of booster doses administered to the adult population in the country to 11,531,403 or 49.3 per cent of the group.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 25 — The government is mulling further relaxation of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) once the Covid-19 vaccination process in the country, including the administration of booster doses, is completed, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.

REUTERS, Jan 25 — A third booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech or Johnson & Johnson increases antibody levels significantly in those who have previously received two doses of Sinovac's CoronaVac shot, a study has found.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — A total of 10,906,259 individuals or 46.6 per cent of the adult population in the country have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday.