News about booster

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 18): Malaysia's Drug Control Authority (DCA) has given conditional approval to the Covid-19 vaccines from Sinovac and AstraZeneca to be used as booster shots, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has decided to administer Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to individuals who have completed two-dose vaccinations of Sinovac (pictured) vaccine at least three months ago.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 14): The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Wednesday said it will start giving out booster doses to senior citizens aged 60 years and above as well as frontline members who received a complete dose at least six months ago.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 4): The government will allow the use of heterologous vaccination methods or mixed use of different Covid-19 vaccines for the booster shots beginning this month, according to Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 16): The government will provide booster jabs (the third dose after full vaccination of the second jab), prioritising vulnerable people and health care staff.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 10): The immediate priority for the government should be to get as many people as possible vaccinated before rolling out booster jabs, Dr Mohd Ghows Mohd Azzam reported The Star.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): Most businesses will not be able to qualify for the wage subsidy scheme in the government's Prihatin stimulus plan, said research firm Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research in a Malaysiakini report .

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): In line with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s promise of a more inclusive and comprehensive economic stimulus package, the government has unveiled some financial assistance targeted at those working in the gig economy.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The government has announced several measures aimed at assisting the B40 given the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO), ranging from one-off cash handouts to rental exemptions.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The government has teamed up with telecommunication companies (telcos), to provide free internet service to Malaysians from April 1 until the end of the Movement Control Order or MCO.