KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Malaysia is set to take delivery today of the much-awaited vaccine to boost its fight against Covid-19 that has claimed more than 1,000 lives in the country over the past year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — The government has been urged to introduce halal certification for Covid-19 vaccine to avoid quarters from doubting its halal status and use it as an excuse to refuse the vaccination.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Analysing the data in order to choose the best and the right Covid-19 vaccine for Malaysia’s population is crucial to ensure they are convinced of the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.

BINTULU, Jan 29 — The Health Ministry successfully conducted a dry run today on the delivery of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to the Belaga Health Clinic, about 178 km or four-hour drive into the interior from here.

MANILA, Jan 14 — The Philippines' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the emergency use of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's Covid-19 vaccine, reported Xinhua news agency, quoting FDA head Enrique Domingo on Thursday.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 11 — The government via the Health Ministry and Pfizer (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd today signed an agreement for the first phase delivery of the Covid-19 Pfizer-BioNTech BNT1262b vaccines in Malaysia.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 11 — The government via the Health Ministry and Pfizer (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd today signed the manufacturing and supply agreement for the pharmaceutical company’s Covid-19 vaccines in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Conditional registration for the Covid-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer company, Comirnaty Concentrate for Dispersion, has been approved for use in Malaysia, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

JAKARTA, Jan 1 — Indonesia received its second batch of coronavirus vaccines from Sinovac on Thursday, the country's Foreign and Health Ministers said, as the world's fourth most populous country prepares a mass inoculation programme.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — Trade Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali, on Saturday, said the country expects to receive the first batch of the Covid-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech in February.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — The selection of the Covid-19 vaccine produced by international pharmaceutical company Pfizer is based on an interim report of clinical trials of its effectiveness level, which is 95 per cent, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

REUTERS, Dec 12 — The US Food and Drug Administration said it authorized the use of Pfizer Inc's Covid-19 vaccine on Friday, with the first inoculations expected within days, marking a turning point in the United States where the pandemic has killed more than 295,000 people.

WASHINGTON, Dec 11 — An advisory group of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) met on Thursday and recommended the agency issue emergency use authorisation (EUA) to the Covid-19 vaccine of American drugmaker Pfizer in partnership with German company BioNTech, Xinhua news agency reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — The government yesterday said that it will not compromise on the safety, efficacy and stability of Covid-19 vaccines, with a final decision on the usage subject to their approval and registration by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) under the Ministry of Health.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — The Health Ministry’s National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) has so far not received any documents from Pfizer for evaluation registration and testing of the Covid-19 vaccine, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

BRUSSELS, Dec 2 — Pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and BioNTech, as well as their competitor Moderna, have filed applications for approval of their Covid-19 vaccines, reports Xinhua news agency according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — While commending the government for its Covid-19 vaccine purchase agreement with Pfizer yesterday, a think tank believes that the allocation under Budget 2021 for the Health Ministry (MOH) should be reviewed, especially with regard to the vaccines’ logistical and storage requirements.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 27 — The Malaysian government, through the Health Ministry (MOH), has signed a preliminary purchasing agreement with pharmaceutical company Pfizer to obtain 12.8 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to meet the immunisation needs of 20 per cent or 6.4 million Malaysians.

REUTERS, Nov 23 — Britain could give regulatory approval to Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine this week, even before the United States authorises it, the Telegraph news site reported on Sunday.

Nov 19 — Final results from Pfizer Incorporated’s Covid-19 vaccine trial showed its shot had a 95per cent success rate and two months of safety data, paving the way for the drugmaker to apply for an emergency US authorisation within days, it said on Wednesday.