KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 —  A total of  65.1 per cent of the adult population in the country, or 15,241,655 individuals, have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday, according to the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV).

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 2 — Malaysia has yet to decide to go ahead with Covid-19 vaccination exercise for children below 12 years old, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SEBERANG PERAI, Sept 1 — The donation of the Covid-19 vaccine doses from the Selangor government to Penang is a sign of solidarity between the two states in the fight against Covid-19 Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said the distribution of 20,000 doses of...

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Aug 31 — The Selangor government has offered to supply 20,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Penang for free. In a joint statement today, Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari and Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the Selangor administration had on...

SHAH ALAM, Aug 31 — The Covid-19 outbreak has forced the nation to adapt to new norms and accept that life has to continue with the virus, says Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari.

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 30 — A total of 14,648,590 individuals or 62.6 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday, according to the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today stressed that all factory owners who employ foreign workers should set up their own vaccination centre (PPV) at their premises.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 — A total of 14,487,972 individuals or 61.9 per cent of the adult population in Malaysia have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as of yesterday (August 28), according to the Special Committee on Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV).

KOTA TINGGI, Aug 28 — Malaysia has the capability to produce the nation’s first Covid-19 vaccine by mobilising scientists in the country who have expertise in the field of public health to innovate, especially in the making and production of vaccines.

BERA, Aug 28 — All vaccination-related programmes and health strategies related to Covid-19 will from now on only be handled by the Ministry of Health (MOH) through its newly appointed minister Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

GEORGE TOWN, Aug 26 — The Penang government announced that Selangor has agreed to lend Penang 200,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine in order to vaccinate the remaining unvaccinated Penangites.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Some 41.6 per cent of the country’s population or 13,580,934 people have completed both doses of the Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday, according to the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) has proposed that the government set up special vaccination centres (PPV) for school children only.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — Some 40.8 per cent of the country’s population or 13,315,774 people have completed both doses of the Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday, according to the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV).

SEPANG, Aug 20 — Malaysia today received the first batch of the China-made single-dose CanSino Covid-19 vaccine to boost the momentum of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK), especially in rural areas.

SHAH ALAM, Aug 20 — Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah had expressed his gratitude towards the Selangor government for lending 500,000 vaccine doses to other states that are facing low vaccination rates.

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.

GENEVA, Aug 19 — Current data does not indicate that Covid-19 booster shots are needed, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, adding that the most vulnerable people worldwide should be fully vaccinated before high-income countries deploy a top-up.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 —  Malaysia is on track to achieve the targets set under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Program (PICK), with 50.2 per cent or 11,743,096 of the country's adult population fully vaccinated as of yesterday.