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Khairy: Sinovac for those above 60 in phase two of Covid-19 vaccination | Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today said that the Chinese made Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine will be used for those above the age of 60 in Phase 2 of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme scheduled to start on April 19.  Khairy said...

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Dr Noor Hisham: Malaysia to continue using Astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccine | Malaysia

TUARAN, April 4 — Malaysia will continue to use the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine as the incidents involving the vaccine are rare and thus the benefits outweigh the risks, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. However, Dr Noor Hisham said Malaysia needs to be more careful...

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Khairy: Don't worry about AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, govt has back-up plans | Malaysia

Sunday, 04 Apr 2021 07:09 PM MYT
Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation Khairy Jamaluddin speaks at a press conference in Putrajaya March 15, 2021. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
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ISKANDAR PUTERI, April 4 — The government has prepared several backup plans in the event that it has to postpone the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, said National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
He said that the move was mooted in the event that the vaccine was found to be unsuitable for use in the country.
“If we have to defer, or if we find that AstraZeneca is unsuitable, we have some other (backup) plans. For example, we received an offer from Pfizer-BioNTech to add another 12.8 million doses, in addition to what we have ordered, which is about 30 million doses.

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Health minister: Over three million have registered for Covid-19 vaccination in Malaysia | Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — A total of 3,244,641 individuals have registered with the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme as of 3 pm today. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba, via an infographic uploaded on Twitter today, said the figure was provided by the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access...

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Covid-19 vaccination: Could opt-out model speed up sign-up rates in Malaysia? Health experts raise ethical concerns, prefer voluntary opt-in | Malaysia

Saturday, 06 Mar 2021 07:00 AM MYT
BY IDA LIM AND KEERTAN AYAMANY
An army personnel receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Hospital Angkatan Tentera (HAT) Tuanku Mizan in Kuala Lumpur February 26, 2021. ― Bernama pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — It has been over a week since Malaysia started its National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme on February 24 with the prime minister being the first in the country to take the jab, and about two million people have voluntarily signed up to be vaccinated as of 3pm yesterday.
This represented about 8.6 per cent of Malaysia’s plan to have 23.6 million people vaccinated by February 2022. Also yesterday, a total of 99,616 people in Malaysia have already received their first dose of the vaccine.

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Science Ministry begins Covid-19 vaccine tracing project using blockchain, says deputy minister | Malaysia

Tuesday, 02 Mar 2021 11:43 PM MYT
A healthcare worker administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to a frontliner at the UiTM Private Specialist Centre in Sungai Buloh March 2, 2021. ― Picture by Hari Anggara
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (Mosti) and Mimos Bhd, with the assistance of the Health Ministry, have begun a vaccine tracing project utilising Blockchain technology at the proof-of-concept stage.
Its Deputy Minister Datuk Ahmad Amzad Hashim said vaccine tracing can be used not only for the Covid-19 vaccine, but also for other vaccines or medication in Malaysia.

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Malaysia on track for economic recovery with rollout of Covid-19 vaccination programme, says finance minister | Malaysia

Wednesday, 24 Feb 2021 04:31 PM MYT
Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said many economic sectors were awaiting border reopening not only in the country but also abroad, including the tourism and retail sectors. — Bernama pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Malaysia’s economic recovery plan is on the right track with the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme that begins today, said Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
He said many economic sectors were awaiting border reopening not only in the country but also abroad, including the tourism and retail sectors.

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HR minister says over 20,000 refugees yet to register with UNHCR | Malaysia

Tuesday, 23 Feb 2021 09:46 PM MYT
Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said the nation-wide immunisation programme would be extended to UNHCR cardholders to ensure that there are no Covid-19 clusters among them. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — It is estimated that over 20,000 refugees have yet to register with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said that he was informed about the matter during a courtesy call from the UNHCR Representative in Malaysia, Thomas Albrecht, at his office today.

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Johor receives portion of vaccine supply | Malaysia

Sunday, 21 Feb 2021 05:18 PM MYT
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba, in a post on his official Facebook said 73,710 doses for Johor will be sent to the four VSCs. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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JOHOR BAHRU, Feb 21 — Johor received a portion of the Covid-19 vaccine supply that arrived in the country today to be placed at four vaccine storage centres (VSC) in the state.
The supply, which is part of the first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, arrived in Johor Bahru from Singapore via the Johor Causeway.

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Muhyiddin expresses gratitude over safe arrival of Covid-19 vaccine | Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has expressed his gratitude over the safe arrival of the first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine today, which he described as key to achieving herd immunity to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. He said Malaysia will kick off...

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