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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.

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.

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

Clinic raided for offering Ivermectin to Covid-19 patients

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

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…

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.

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…

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…

MMA calls for bipartisan white paper to cement health system’s future

This will safeguard policies of the public healthcare system even when governments change, says the Malaysian Medical Association.

Avoid taking shortcuts for drug approvals, says think tank

Galen Centre chief says over-riding the NPRA's stringent methods could lead to over-confidence or even unforeseen side effects.