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India Today Editor-in-Chief Aroon Purie on how India must focus on improving its vaccination supply to forestall a third wave - Issue Date: Jun 21, 2021

PETALING JAYA: The Prime Minister’s goal of achieving 400, 000 vaccinations a day by August is realistic – if issues of supply and red tape are addressed, according to medical experts.

They will receive their shots when the time comes.

KUALA LUMPUR: The increasing number of vaccine doses administered daily is proof that the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme is proceeding smoothly, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

10 Jun 2021 / 13:21 H. Datuk Dr Marzuki Mohamad KUALA LUMPUR: Calls by various quarters for the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to set up a body with absolute power such as the National Operations Council (NOC) are not suitable to be implemented at the moment, according to the prime ministers principal private secretary. Datuk Dr Marzuki Mohamad (pix) said the proposal was a backward step which could impede the governments plans and the efforts of civil servants, frontliners, industry players and the...

PUTRAJAYA: The government’s pledge to protect the media from Covid-19 has got off the ground with 98 journalists receiving their first dose, with 1, 000 more to get their appointments next week.

PUTRAJAYA: Delivery of Covid-19 vaccines to Selangor will be ramped up as the government looks to hasten the vaccination programme in the state, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): After reports in a section of the media highlighting the letter of the Union Health Ministry to States and Union Territories regarding the eVIN inventory and temperature data of COVID-19 vaccine, the health ministry on Thursday clarified that the letter was intended to prevent the use of such sensitive data for unauthorised commercial purposes.

Malaysia expects deliveries of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines manufactured in Thailand to be delayed, National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today, among several countries to report a hold-up with orders from the Thai plant.

PETALING JAYA: The government is expecting some delay to AstraZeneca vaccine shipments, says Khairy Jamaluddin.