BALING, May 10 — The government is committed to offering continued care for individuals who have received the Covid-19 vaccine, including those administered with AstraZeneca, and who may have encountered side effects.

BEIJING, Sept 11 — The Chinese biotech firm, Sinovac Biotech, said on Monday that it had started Phase 2 trial of its SA55 injection, which it hopes will be approved as a Covid-19 treatment, reported German news agency (dpa).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 — A kickoff ceremony was held at Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong (Gleneagles or GHK) for initiating a clinical trial to assess the safety and immunogenicity of the Sinovac’s Omicron-specific Covid-19 inactivated vaccine used as a booster shot in healthy adults, in anticipation of providing scientific evidence for future immunisation strategy.

SHAH ALAM, June 1 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has revealed that the 71,471 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) were recorded as of epidemiology week (ME) 22/2022 (May 30) nationwide, was a spike of 28 times compared to the same period last year.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — About two million Sinovac vaccine recipients are at risk of losing their fully vaccinated status on April 1, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said.

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SHAH ALAM, March 22 — Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari has advised Selangor residents who have yet to receive their Covid-19 vaccine booster doses to do so before April 1. His advice comes over a week before the national transition to the endemic phase, which...

By Mustakim Ramli SHAH ALAM, March 20 — Sinovac vaccines for kids are now available for purchase via the SELangkah (Step In, Safely) mobile app. In a statement on Facebook, SELangkah said the vaccine for kids aged between five to 11 years old is sold at RM99 per dose. For further...

By Alang Bendahara SHAH ALAM, March 15 — The Selangor government is confident that it could clear up its supply of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine acquired for the Selangor Vaccination (Selvax) programme. Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari told the Selangor State Legislative Assembly that...

BAGAN SERAI, March 5 — The administration of Sinovac vaccine to children aged five to 11 will be decided at the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force for Children (CITF-C) committee meeting tonight.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — The use of CoronaVac Suspension for Injection Covid-19 Vaccine (Vero Cell), Inactivated produced by Sinovac Life Sciences Co Ltd, China and Pharmaniaga Lifescience Sdn Bhd, Malaysia for children aged five to 11 are allowed.

SERDANG, March 3 — The March 31 deadline for Sinovac primary vaccine recipients to get a Covid-19 booster dose injection to retain their fully vaccinated status is final, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

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.

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.

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 22 — New research data recently published by Sinovac Biotech Ltd shows that three doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine produced higher neutralising antibodies in 95 per cent of recipients compared with 3.3 per cent by the second dose against Variants of Concern (VOC), including Omicron.

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, Jan 20 — Nearly 60,000 individuals have received their booster shots under the Selangor Vaccination Programme (Selvax) Booster since its launch in December last year. Selgate Healthcare Sdn Bhd chief financial officer Muhammad Azfizam Hamzah said several...

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 13 — The government has set the maximum retail and wholesale prices for two Covid-19 vaccines, namely CoronaVac produced by Sinovac and Covilo produced by Sinopharm.

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, Jan 1 — Those who have made arrangements to go for the umrah, including paid for the package,  but are unable to go  following the government's temporary suspension of travel permission to perform the pilgrimage, will be refunded or their travel rescheduled, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

BEIJING, Dec 20 — A Covid-19 booster shot produced by China's Sinopharm had "significantly lower" neutralising activity against the Omicron variant, Chinese researchers said in a paper, although they added the vaccine's efficacy against Omicron remained unclear.