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PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia will give priority to vaccinating children with underlying health conditions first, amid rare reports of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart) side-effect occurring in children who had received the Pfizer vaccine. Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said adolescents who are healthier would receive their turn after Phase Three of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme is completed. “Adolescents, who are at a higher risk of severe Covid-19 due to chronic underlying medical conditions, may benefit from the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine,” said the Health Minister. “Healthy adoles...

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia wants clarity on the European Union’s latest stand on vaccination for travellers, but says all vaccines approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) should be recognised in vaccine passport systems. Coordinating minister of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin described the EU’s decision to only accept visitors immunised from a select list of vaccines as discriminatory and unfair. “The EU should expand its recognition of vaccines for travellers to all that have secured approval under WHO. That would be the fairest outcome. “As long as t...

Aviation staff get inoculated BY ERLE MARTIN CARVALHO © Provided by The Star Online Checking details: Aviation industry workers registering before their vaccination at the PPV in Anjung Tinjau, Terminal One KLIA. — Bernama PETALING JAYA: The industry vaccination centre (PPV) that just opened at the KL International Airport (KLIA) will vaccinate over 20,000 workers from the aviation industry, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The Transport Minister said the move was part of the government’s ongoing effort to protect those in the transport sector. “This programme is aim...

PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysia will give priority to vaccinating children with underlying health conditions first, amid rare reports of myocarditis occurring in children who had received the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Health minister Dr Adham Baba said adolescents who are healthier would receive their vaccine after Phase Three of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme is completed. "Adolescents, who are at a higher risk of severe Covid-19 due to chronic underlying medical conditions, may benefit from the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine," said Datuk Seri Dr Adham at the...

Mega centre: Volunteers making final preparations for the vaccination programme at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star PETALING JAYA: With five states moving into Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) today, health experts advised that the risk of reopening certain economic sectors must be managed. Even though Malaysia was poised to accelerate vaccination in July, the health experts said the country must be cautious as it heads to recovery. International Islamic University Malaysia epidemiologist Prof Dr Jamalludin Ab Rahman said companies...