PETALING JAYA: As registrations for the second round of opt-ins for the AstraZeneca vaccine opens up for those aged 60 and above at noon Sunday (May 23), tech-savvy young ones are gearing up to help enrol the senior citizens.
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PETALING JAYA: The federal and state governments have been reminded that transparency and openness are essential in managing offers of free Covid-19 vaccines to avoid false claims and integrity issues.
Analysts said any authority, such as state governments, should also take it upon itself to determine the authenticity of such offers.
Otherwise, the integrity of the authority that claims to have received such offers can be questioned, said the Malaysian Council of Professors senior fellow Dr Jeniri Amir.
He was commenting on a claim by Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow that “a private company” had offered the state two million doses of the Sinovac vaccine as part of its corporate social responsibility programme.
Published on: Tuesday, May 18, 2021
By: Bernama
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PUTRAJAYA: Only the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is suitable to be given to women who are in their 14th to 33rd week of pregnancy, said Coordinating Minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin
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He told a press conference on the development of the National Covid-19 National Immunisation Program, which was held virtually with Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba, that the other two vaccines, Sinovac and AstraZeneca, are not recommended for pregnant women.
He said the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) would coordinate with the relevant agencies, such as the Health Ministry, for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to be given to pregnant women.
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PUTRAJAYA: Only the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is suitable to be given to women who are in their 14th to 33rd week of pregnancy, said Coordinating Minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin.
He told a press conference on the development of the National Covid-19 National Immunisation Program, which was held virtually with Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba, that the other two vaccines, Sinovac and AstraZeneca, are not recommended for pregnant women.
He said the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) would coordinate with the relevant agencies, such as the Health Ministry, for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to be given to pregnant women.
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