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, Dec 16 — Covid-19 vaccine recipients aged 60 and above regardless of their primary vaccine type and Sinavoc vaccine recipients aged 18 and above must obtain a booster jab by February next year to maintain their fully vaccinated status.

By Amin Ridzuan Ishak SHAH ALAM, Dec 15 — The 3,000 booster jabs quota under the Selangor Vaccination Programme (Selvax) Booster in the Bandar Utama and Balakong constituencies have been fully taken up. Balakong assemblyman Wong Siew Ki and Bandar Utama assemblyman Jamaliah Jamaluddin...

SIBU, Dec 11 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has so far collected 663 samples nationwide for studies to determine if the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine is suitable to be given to children aged between three and 11.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — Pharmaniaga Bhd has assured that Sinovac Biotech Ltd is closely monitoring clinical study progress related to the Omicron variant and is actively collecting and obtaining information as well as samples related to the new variant through its global partner network.

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 — 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.

OTTAWA, Nov 20 — Travelers who are fully vaccinated with the shots from Sinopharm, Sinovac, and Covaxin will be allowed to enter Canada starting November 30, Xinhua news agency reported the Canadian government announced on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, 15 Nov — Pharmaniaga Bhd has managed to penetrate the international vaccine market with the first shipment of Sinovac “fill and finish” Covid-19 vaccine to Myanmar.

LONDON, Nov 9 — The United Kingdom (UK) will add China's Sinovac and Sinopharm and India's Covaxin vaccines to the country's approved list of COVID-19 vaccines for inbound travel, the government announced Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 — A recent research on the effectiveness of two doses of Covid-19 vaccine showed that it provided sufficient protection against the spread of the deadly Delta variant worldwide, said Pharmaniaga Berhad vaccine specialist, Dr Ajit Pal Singh.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 — CanSino and Sinovac vaccines will be used to step up vaccination in six states which have yet to achieve vaccinating 50 per cent of the adult population, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister (Mosti) Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.

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.

BANGKOK, Aug 17 — Thailand will purchase an additional 12 million doses of Sinovac's Covid-19 vaccine to try to expedite its rollout, a senior official said on Tuesday, despite concerns over its efficacy against the Delta variant.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — The emergence of more aggressive new variants has sparked questions about the effectiveness of existing Covid-19 vaccines against them.

PUTRAJAYA, July 23 — The ceiling price and sales guidelines for the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine by private parties beginning this August has been set, says National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — Sinovac Biotech Ltd, the developer of CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine, has defended the efficacy of its two-dose vaccine including against the Delta variant.

SHAH ALAM, July 21 — A total of 14 million doses of Sinovac vaccine will be sold by Pharmaniaga Bhd to interested states and private companies from this month until September, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — Medical data from vaccine use showed that both Sinovac and Pfizer vaccines are equally effective against Covid-19, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

PUTRAJAYA, July 17 — The decision to stop administering the Sinovac vaccine in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) is because its delivery has been completed and has nothing to do with the vaccine’s efficacy, said PICK Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.