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National unity ministry expands vaccine registration campaign to KRT community 25 Apr 2021 / 15:23 H. Pix for illustration purposes. PUTRAJAYA: The National Unity Ministry is expanding the vaccine registration campaign to the ‘Kawasan Rukun Tetangga’ (KRT) community during the month of Ramadan to help more people register for the Covid-19 vaccination. In a statement today, the ministry said it was in line with the decision of the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force meeting on April 16 cha...

PETALING JAYA: There has been a twofold increase in Covid-19 clusters emerging in educational institutions, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. “It was observed there was a twofold increase in the number of clusters from education institutions to 12 in (epidemiological) week 15, as compared to only six in week 14. “There are 42 active clusters from education institutions as of April 17, ” he said in the weekly Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force press conference on Monday (April 1...

PETALING JAYA: Married couples may call the vaccine registration hotline to have the same appointment slots if they registered separately, says Khairy Jamaluddin. The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister said individuals and their dependants are able to arrange for the same appointment slots if they are both eligible for the vaccine in phase two. “There are requests for the same appointment slots for husband and wife. If one person is listed as a dependant on the MyS...

Copy URL Asia Sentinel has reported that two doctors had administered the unapproved China-made Sinopharm vaccine to the King, his family members and close friends. One of the doctors concerned has said the story is untrue. – AFP file pic, April 19, 2021. THE doctor named in the Asia Sentinel report as one of them who allegedly administered the unapproved Sinopharm vaccine to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, his family and friends, has denied the report. Dr Hanafiah Harunarashid from Hospital Chan...

PETALING JAYA: A decision has yet to be made on whether or not there is a need to administer a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, says Khairy Jamaluddin. The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister, asked about the Pfizer CEO’s recent statement that a third vaccine dose may need to be administered within 12 months, said: "That is the view of Pfizer’s CEO. We don’t have any data on this yet. “Even so, the Health Ministry, the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Forc...

PETALING JAYA: Teachers will be given the same priority as other eligible vaccine recipients in phase two of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

With large swathes of Malaysia, including Sarawak, now being re-designated as Red Zones owing to a surge in cases of Covid across most of the country, it is becoming ever clearer that slow vaccine roll out has become a major problem in tackling the disease after a year of punitive orders that have appeared as much political as health driven. Under the personal urging of the Agong, Parliament pushed through a budget to release huge sums for purchasing vaccines in November, after which a ‘State...

King didn’t get unapproved vaccine in UAE, says Adham FMT Reporters © Provided by Free Malaysia Today Asia Sentinel had claimed that the King, foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein and Attorney-General Idrus Harun were vaccinated with the Sinopharm vaccine during a trip to UAE in January. PETALING JAYA: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong was not vaccinated with the unapproved Sinopharm vaccine. Neither did he acquire 2,000 doses of it for his family and friends during his trip to Du...

Sunday, 18 Apr 2021 04:47 PM MYT BY ZURAIRI AR Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah met with Dr Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais at the Emirates Palace December 23, 2020. — Picture via Facebook Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba has reportedly denied a report alleging that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had been vaccinated with the unapproved S...