Khairy: AstraZeneca vaccine will no longer be an 'opt in'
KUALA LUMPUR (May 27): Due to the good response of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the next batch of it will no longer be available on a voluntary opt-in basis.
Zahid's VLN trial: Najib helped facilitate appointment of contractor to manage visa application system — witness
SHAH ALAM (May 25): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was implicated in Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s (pictured) trial in connection with the Foreign Visa System (VLN) today after a witness claimed that the former had facilitated the hiring of a contractor as the single operator in the implementation and deployment of Malaysia's visa application management system.
Penang state govt was conned on vaccine donation, says Khairy
KUALA LUMPUR (May 19): The federal government has not blocked the alleged private offer to donate two million doses of Sinovac vaccine to the Penang state government which has since been found to be a scam, said Khairy Jamaluddin today.
Covid-19: State govts can buy vaccines as long as they are approved by NPRA, says Khairy
KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): State governments were allowed to procure Covid-19 vaccines as long as these were approved by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA), said coordinating minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, Khairy Jamaluddin (pictured) in a statement today.
World Trade Centre KL congested as walk-ins 'try their luck' without prior vaccine appointments
KUALA LUMPUR (May 15): Overcrowding at Pusat Pemberian Vaksin AstraZeneca (PPVAZ), World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur (WTCKL), which today kicked off the biggest vaccination exercise to date under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, was due to many turning up to try their luck for a vaccine jab without an appointment.
Covid-19: Nine fish stalls at TTDI wet market closed for sanitisation
KUALA LUMPUR (May 15): Nine fish stalls at the Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) wet market (pictured) here will be closed from today to Monday for cleaning and disinfection after a trader was tested as Covid-19 positive, reported The Star today.
All 268,000 slots for AstraZeneca vaccine snapped up; minister promises more doses
KUALA LUMPUR (May 2): An overwhelming response to the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine registration process saw the system being jammed up in the initial hour, and the entire 268,000 slots taken up in about three hours.
Khairy: Malaysia will not use AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19 immunisation programme
KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): The government will not include the AstraZeneca vaccine under the National Covid-19 immunisation programme, said coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
Najib admitted that Nik Faisal was his 'messenger' in SRC, prosecution declares
PUTRAJAYA (APRIL 15): The prosecution of Datuk Seri Najib Razak's SRC International Sdn Bhd appeal hearing at the Court of Appeal today asserted that the company's chief executive officer (CEO) Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil was the former prime minister's "messenger", showcasing that Najib had direct control over the board of directors.
Khairy: Eighty percent of Malaysians will have their Covid-19 jabs by end of this year
PETALING JAYA (April 13): Malaysia will have enough vaccines for 80% of its population by October and if things go according to plan, 80% will have been inoculated against Covid-19 by the end of this year, said Coordinating Minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin (pictured).
