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KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 1 — Despite insufficient data on the potential effects of the Covid-19 vaccines in expecting and nursing mothers, the Health Ministry will allow them to be inoculated if the benefits outweigh the risks, Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said today.  Dr Adham however...

Coronavirus vaccines are being rolled out across Australia in what experts says marks the start of the “final phase of the pandemic”. Those at the highest risk of infection, including quarantine and health hotel workers, frontline health staff and airport and port workers, were the first to receive it on Monday. Epidemiologist with Victoria’s La Trobe University, Associate Prof Hassan Vally, described the rollout as “Australia’s official entry...

Quarantine, frontline health and airport workers among first to receive vaccine, which experts say will reduce virus escapes from hotels and protect vulnerable populations if it does

As South Australian families get back into the swing of another school year, parents are being reminded to take advantage of the free vaccines available...

Registrations will be open to the public on 1 March 2021.

On Monday, Australia received its first delivery of Covid-19 vaccines and is gearing up to begin the mammoth task of immunising every willing adult in the country. This will be the largest single vaccination program in Australia’s history and many still have questions about how the process will work and, most importantly, when they can expect to get the jab. Here is what we know so far. Who will get this first delivery of vaccines and when? On...

In his live press conference at the book guide for the National Immunisation Program, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced that Malaysia will be receiving the first batch of Pfizer-Biotech Covid-19 vaccine on 21

All vaccination providers will now be required to report vaccinations to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) following the successful

First published on Fri 29 Jan 2021 14.00 EST It is just weeks until Australia receives its first delivery of Covid-19 vaccines and begins the mammoth task of immunising every willing adult in the country. This will be the largest single vaccination program in Australia’s history and many still have questions about how the process will work and, most importantly, when they can expect to get the jab. Here is what we know so far. Will the vaccine be free? Yes. Will the vaccine be voluntary? Yes,...

Can vaccines offer an exit plan from Covid-19? Extraordinary global efforts are bearing fruit, but not all vaccines will be equal – in efficacy or to escape pandemic. Australia should consider investing in domestic manufacturing capacity for revolutionary mRNA vaccines (Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images) Published 29 Jan 2021 06:00   0 Comments   As recently as six months ago, naysayers were warnin...