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Nationwide, 45.6 percent of the adult population have registered for vaccination thus far.

New guidelines recommend pregnant women get vaccine at between 14-33 weeks Published Modified2:43 am - When the benefits of getting vaccinated outweigh the risks of getting seriously sick from Covid-19, pregnant women should consider getting vaccinated at between 14 and 33 weeks of their pregnancy, according to a government committee. The Special Committee on Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV) said this on its newly published vaccination guidelines for pregnant and nursing women...

Sunday, 23 May 2021 12:37 PM MYT BY KENNETH TEE The second round of the opt-in AstraZeneca vaccination program was met with several hiccups within seconds of its going ‘live’ at noon today. — Reuters pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — The second round of the opt-in AstraZeneca vaccination program was met with several hiccups within seconds of its going “live” at noon today. After about 30 minutes of anxious w...

MP SPEAKS | Is vaccine supply falling short of govts estimation? A - MP SPEAKS | As Malaysians have been enduring the latest movement control order for more than a week now with daily Covid-19 positive numbers showing no signs of improvement, we begin to wonder if MCO 3.0 will be extended and most importantly, when will we be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel? Indeed, many things may not be within our control such as emerging variants. However, we can at least do other things such as in...

Cannabis Bills Introduced in Congress So Far Focus On Veterans and Business But, all eyes are on a bill to come from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer that is expected to be the most comprehensive cannabis reform legislation yet. Published on May 12, 2021 6:55AM EDTCongress Share this: Any day now, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Senators Cory Booker and Ron Wyden, are expected to unveil the most comprehensive piece of cannabis reform legislation ever drafted.  But exactly when th...

Over 1m have received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose Published Modified12:50 am - Over one million people in Malaysia have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine by the end of Thursday (May 6), according to daily updates from the Special Committee for Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV). The milestone comes 72 days after the National Covid-19 Immunisation Program kicked off on Feb 24 with Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s inoculation against the disease. All vacci...

Monday, 03 May 2021 04:01 PM MYT BY KENNETH TEE Coordinating Minister for National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin holds a press conference on update of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme after the meeting of the Special Committee for Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply in Putrajaya, May 3, 2021. — Bernama pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — The government today defended Malaysia’s ...

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Government remains open if Sarawak changes its mind on AstraZeneca (AZ) Covid-19 vaccine and decides to accept it, said Khairy Jamaluddin. The coordinating minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme said public confidence in AZ vaccines was high as shown when all 268,800 slots for AZ vaccine appointments were snapped up by Malaysians in just three hours. "As we can see yesterday (May 2) the confidence towards AZ is good ... so it is up to the Sarawak govern...

What you should know when signing up for the AstraZeneca shot Modified1:52 am - KINIGUIDE | The government is accepting registrations from noon on Sunday for those interested in receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19. The vaccine has been controversial for its risk of exceedingly rare but life-threatening blood clots, although its benefits still outweighed the risk posed by Covid-19 itself. Here is what you should know about the AstraZeneca vaccine and how to get it if you happen t...

It has been widely reported that AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine may cause blood clots and low level of blood platelets as side effects although the European