MELAKA, Jan 25 — The fear of possible side effects in relation to the two stents placed in his heart and negative social media reports on the Covid-19 booster vaccine had initially caused civil servant S Shekar to reject the third jab.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — The country reported 3,856 new Covid-19 infections today, a slight dip compared to the 4,116 cases recorded yesterday, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — A total of 10,561,588 individuals or 45.1 per cent of the adults in the country have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 — A total of 230,020 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 10,235,759 or 43.7 per cent of the group.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — A total of 258,337 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 10,002,472 or 42.7 per cent of the group.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 — A total of 127,066 individuals of the adult population in the country received the Covid-19 booster dose yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — A total of 237,703 individuals of the adult population in the country received the Covid-19 booster dose yesterday (January 17), bringing the cumulative number of booster doses administered to 9,609,454 or 41 per cent of the group as at 11.59pm last night.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — A total of 9,364,326 individuals or 40 per cent of the adult population in the country has received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday.

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, Jan 13 — The Covid-19 booster programme for the public should be intensified similarly to how the efforts in administering the first and second doses were delivered. Selangor Task Force Operation (STFO) director Dr Mohammad Farhan Rusli said the Federal and...

GENEVA, Jan 12 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Tuesday that current Covid-19 vaccines may need to be updated if they are to provide continued protection against emerging variants, including Omicron.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — A total of 22,864,655 individuals or 97.7 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR Jan 1 — Preliminary results of a study conducted by the Pontifical Catholic University in Chile (UC) showed that the Covid-19 Sinovac vaccine booster dose could activate cellular immunity against the Omicron variant, on subjects who were given two doses of the same vaccine previously.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — A total of 22,855,374 individuals or 97.6 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 — A total of 22,851,542 individuals or 97.6 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 25 — The government will announce the new interval for Covid-19 booster shot next week following the spread of the Omicron variant in the country, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 25 — A total of 22,834,352 individuals or 97.5 per cent of the adult population in the country  have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 — A total of 22,831,577 individuals or 97.5 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The government does not intend to make booster doses a mandatory condition to complete dosage of Covid-19 vaccines for Malaysians for now, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

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 vaccines to be dispensed to all residents aged 18 and above.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — Covid-19 vaccine booster dose shots will be given to Members of Parliament who have not received it at the Parliament clinic tomorrow.