PETALING JAYA: The Covid-19 vaccines used in Malaysia have been proven to be effective against the Delta variant, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
PETALING JAYA: Although the country has managed to keep test positivity rates and infectivity rates from surging higher, health experts say that vaccinations and following SOP are still key in the country’s exit from the Covid-19 pandemic.
International Islamic University Malaysia epidemiologist Prof Dr Jamalludin Ab Rahman said it would take time to see dips in positivity rates from tightened Covid-19 restrictions.
“The current figures may have yet to show the actual value due to the usual delay in testing and the reporting of results.
“However, it could also indicate that the transmission rate is higher due to the new virus variant,” he said.
PETALING JAYA: Health experts are urging the government to speed up the immunisation process for Malaysians by using more health facilities as vaccination centres.
PETALING JAYA: With the Covid-19 pandemic raging and many turning to supplements to strengthen their immune system, health experts say a well-balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle should be the top priority.
KUALA LUMPUR: The high number of people turning up at vaccine dispensing centres (PPV) to “try their luck” boils down to a fear of missing out on the vaccination amid their anxiety over the rising number of Covid-19 cases, say public health experts.
“This is real in many places, ” said Malaysian Public Health Physicians Association president Datuk Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar
(pic), referring to the large crowds at the four centres in the Klang Valley.
He also spoke about a sense of distrust in authorities among some people.
For example, he said that these people tend to listen to rumours and would thus bank on any window of opportunity, “even the smallest one”.