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JKJAV says gave out 221,706 Covid-19 shots yesterday | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — Health workers administered 221,706 Covid-19 vaccinations yesterday to give the country a total of 5.3 million doses to date, according to data released by the Special Committee on Ensuring Access to Covid…

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MMC to suspend all temporary registration certificates for medical degrees that show discrepancies

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) will suspend all applications for Temporary Registration Certificates for graduates holding basic medical degrees that show discrepancies in the institution or qualification’s na…

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Covid-19: Form 5 students to receive vaccine jabs from July, says Khairy

KUANTAN: Form Five students will be getting their Covid-19 vaccination by next month, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

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Capped Covid-19 test prices only cover lab cost, say private hospitals

Association says they do not include fees to obtain samples, cost of personal protective equipment and consultation.

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MOHE says committed to assisting National Recovery Plan to tackle Covid-19 | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — The Ministry of Higher Education (KPT) is committed to assisting the National Recovery Plan as a phased exit strategy from the Covid-19 pandemic. The KPT said in a statement today that, through the Supplem…

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ProtectHealth says vaccines given out at PPVs are free, warns of action against private medical practitioners selling the shots - The Edge Markets

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OKU Sentral eyes 40,000 daily Covid-19 jabs within five months | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — Forty thousand persons with disabilities (PwD) would be able to be vaccinated through the OKU Sentral National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Drive-Through Vaccination Centre (PPV) in the next five months…

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Dr Noor Hisham: 5,738 more Covid-19 infections in Malaysia, Negri Sembilan sees sharp rise in new cases | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia continue to remain within the 5,000-case range, with 5,738 new infections reported over the last 24 hours. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a tweet…

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Khairy: Future pandemics will happen; govt must be prepared for the next one | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — Malaysia must dedicate more resources for pandemic preparedness if the country is to avoid experiencing another disaster like the one wrecked by Covid-19, said Khairy Jamaluddin. The National Covid-19 Immu…

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MIECC Covid-19 vaccination centre aims to be Malaysia’s largest PPV with 10,000 daily jabs (VIDEO) | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — As one of the five designated mega Covid-19 vaccination centres (PPV), the Mines International Exhibition and Convention Centre (MIECC) aims to be the largest vaccination centre in the country with an expe…

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Dr Adham: Covid-19 vaccination continues to surpass target with over 204,000 shots administered yesterday | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — The daily vaccination tally of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme showed a positive trend as it continued to surpass the target of 200,000 doses per day, with another 204,839 doses administered y…

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Malaysia May Expedite Second AstraZeneca Vaccine Dose If Supply Permits

The government is also studying mixing Covid-19 vaccines by using AstraZeneca as the first dose and Pfizer as the second to boost efficacy against new variants, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

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Cracking down on Covid-19 ‘cures’

PETALING JAYA: All kinds of dubious advertisements touting miracle products to prevent or treat Covid-19 have mushroomed, mostly being peddled online, warned the Pharmacy Enforcement Division.

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GPs want to do more for vaccination efforts

PETALING JAYA: Several general practitioners (GPs) have been administering Covid-19 vaccines to the people since late May.

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Pharmaniaga embarks on plan to supply Sinovac to state govt, private sector

KUALA LUMPUR: Pharmaniaga plans to supply Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine to economic frontliners amongst the government-linked companies (GLCs), private firms, foreign workers and expatriates in this country.

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Govt approves Pfizer jabs for 12-year-olds and above, CanSino and Johnson & Johnson vaccines get conditional registration, says Health DG

PETALING JAYA: The Drug Control Authority (DCA) of Malaysia has approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for those aged 12 and above, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

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Covid-19: 73 more deaths bring total number of casualties to 4,142

PUTRAJAYA: Another 73 people in Malaysia have succumbed to Covid-19, the Health Ministry announced on Wednesday (June 16).

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Covid-19: Cases decrease but ICU admissions remain high, says Health DG

PUTRAJAYA: Although daily Covid-19 figures have shown a decreasing trend after Malaysia implemented a lockdown, the number of cases in intensive care units (ICU) have shown no improvement.

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No 'medical' reason now for Parliament to be suspended

A former health minister and a think tank weigh in on the King's call for Parliament to reconvene as soon as possible.

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Clinic raided for offering Ivermectin to Covid-19 patients

Doctor says he gave the drug to patients based on his trust in its effectiveness.

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More undetected diabetes among those below 40

THERE is a rise of Malaysians below 40 years old who are unaware that they have diabetes.According to the National Health Morbidity Survey (2019), 11.7% respondents between the ages of 30 and 39 years old have diabetes, and only…

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Vaccinating all who registered by end-July key to recovery, says Lee

The former deputy health minister says this will enable the movement control order to be relaxed.

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Covid-19 death toll breaches 4,000 mark after 101 fatalities reported, with 5,419 new infections detected - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (June 15): Daily Covid-19 deaths rose back to above the 100-mark today with 101 fatalities as 5,419 new infections were detected. The daily death tally had stayed below the 100-mark for nine straight days before this…

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Dr Noor Hisham: Covid-19 infectivity rate sees marginal uptick with Rt value now at 0.94 | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 — Despite new daily Covid-19 cases showing signs of decreasing, the country’s infectivity rate has continued its uptrend for four consecutive days with the nationwide reading at 0.94 today, up 0.02 from yest…