Pregnant, lactating women should get medical advice before getting vaccine 25 Feb 2021 / 21:14 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
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LUMPUR: Pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers, who have fears that they are at high risk of Covid-19 infection are probably considering vaccination as a prevention measure.
However, they may be confused as many believe these women are not allowed to take the vaccine shots as its side effects could be harmful not only to the mothers, but also on the foetus and breastfed infant.
In actual fact, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said, for now, this group has not been recommended to take the vaccine shots because of lack of sufficient data (on side effects).
KUALA LUMPUR: Citizens all over the world, including Malaysians, have been encouraged to take the Covid-19 vaccine to create herd immunity and finally.
PETALING JAYA: Health experts have expressed support for the government’s plans to issue a “Covid-19 vaccine passport” for those who have been inoculated, but want no discrimination in the exercise.
PETALING JAYA: With Malaysia’s mass vaccination programme due to start at the end of this month, health experts have called for a proper database of the people who will be vaccinated to avoid vaccine wastage and to monitor side effects.
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Health Minister Eatala Rajender on Saturday has handed over a copy of government order granting government job as an administrative officer to G Pavani, wife of medical officer Dr G Naresh Kumar, who died of COVID-19 on August 7, 2020.
Dr. Naresh, who served as deputy District Medical and Health Officer (DMHO) in Bhadradri-Kothagudem, headed the Manuguru-based quarantine centre. He succumbed to COVID-19 after battling it for over a week at hospitals in Hyderabad.
Telangana Public Health Doctors Association (TPHDA) members have requested ex-gratia and a job to Naresh’s wife. They pursued the request with the Health Minister.