PUTRAJAYA, December 25 — Individuals undergoing the seven-day mandatory quarantine after returning from umrah pilgrimage, will be made to wear a digital detection device starting next week, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — Pharmaniaga Bhd said early data from studies shows that the Sinovac vaccine booster shots are 94 per cent effective against the Omicron variant.

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 fully vaccinated, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR,  Nov 24 —  A total of a 2,603,148 individuals or 82.7 per cent of the adolescent population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is considering using the Sinovac and AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine as a booster dose, said its minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — The Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force - Booster (CITF-B) chaired by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin yesterday agreed to implement walk-in registration for those on the waiting list at health facility vaccination centres (PPV) nationwide from November 22.

MIRI, Nov 9 — A total of 10 areas in the interior of Miri received a supply of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses, delivered by air by the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JPBM) Sarawak helicopter, which took off from the Miri Fire Department Air Operations Base today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — A total of 22,214,490 individuals or 94.9 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — A total of 22,126,379 individuals or 94.5 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH).

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 10 — The Health Ministry (MOH) did not rule out the possibility of waning effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines over time that drives transmission in Sarawak.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 —  A third dose of Covid-19 vaccine, given at an interval of six months after the second dose, can lead to a strong boost in immune response, with an increase of three to five folds in neutralising antibody titers.

PUTRAJAYA, July 26 — Covid-19 cases and hospital admissions are expected to decline next month (August) when 40 per cent of the country's adult population is fully vaccinated, said National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — The government is studying the effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines against the Delta variant and the need for a third booster shot.