Published on: Friday, February 19, 2021
By: Bernama
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PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia finds the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine more attractive as recipients need to take only one dose, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba
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“The Johnson & Johnson vaccine uses a one-dose method and thus makes it very attractive to use,” he told reporters after receiving a donation of 2.7 million low dead-volume syringes worth RM891,000 from Etiqa Family Takaful Berhad at his ministry here Thursday.
On Wednesday, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Khairy Jamaluddin had announced that the government will sign a Covid-19 vaccine procurement contract with Johnson & Johnson from the United States soon.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Covid-19 vaccination mobile units will be activated to vaccinate senior citizens and vulnerable groups who are too frail to go to a vaccination centre.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the group would have to register earlier before the Ministry of Health (MOH) could mobilise the unit for this purpose.
He said the District Health Centres (PKD) would be evaluating the groups to enable efforts to vaccinate them as scheduled under Phase Two of the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme.
“Now we have mobile units which is part of the MOH vaccination programmne.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 19): Malaysia reported 2,936 new Covid-19 infections today bringing the country's cumulative confirmed infections to 277,811 with 13 more deaths recorded. The latest fatalities raised the coronavirus' death toll in the country to 1,043, according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. According to his statement, six fatalities were reported from Kuala Lumpur, three from Selangor, two from Sarawak, and.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia reported a total of 2,936 new Covid-19 cases with 13 deaths today. Out of that number, only 17 were imported cases and the res.