News about vaccine

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) is on track to achieve its target of getting 50% of Malaysia's adult population fully vaccinated in the month of August, according to its coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 13): Malaysia's daily vaccination rate increased to 525,342 doses yesterday (Aug 12), from 497,352 reported for the previous day, according to the latest data from the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF).

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 12): 32% of the individuals aged between 18 and 30 years are either unsure or have no intention to get vaccinated, according to an IPSOS Malaysia study which was jointly undertaken with Monash University Malaysia, Sunway University and University Sains Malaysia.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 10): Digital certificates “confirming” that an individual has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 vaccine are being sold by irresponsible parties via social media, Malay news portal Kosmo! reported today Head of Department and Senior Consultant O&G, Consultant Gynae Oncologist at Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah Alor Setar, Datuk Dr Mohd Rushdan Mohd Noor posted on Facebook that the digital certificates are being sold at RM15 each.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): Malaysia witnessed a decline in the daily Covid-19 vaccination rate yesterday (Aug 8) as 389,641 doses were administered, down by 8.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 8): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today announced several easing restrictions from Aug 10 (coming Tuesday) for people who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 5): Malaysia today has granted conditional approval for the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 5): A total of 494,214 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine were given yesterday (Aug 4), up from 483,368 the day before.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 4): Malaysia administered 483,368 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine yesterday (Aug 3), up from 468,526 jabs on the previous day.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 3): About six million individuals in the Klang Valley have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as at Aug 2, according to the Special Committee for Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV), citing data from the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF).