Parliament: Nearly 9.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines expired as of June 11 - Dr Dzulkefly
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the total loss, including logistics and storage costs, amounted to RM185 million.
Thu Jul 11 2024
Malaysia to seek AstraZeneca explanation about COVID-19 vaccine side effect - MOH
Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the pharmaceutical company should be responsible by submitting a thorough and transparent explanation.
Fri May 03 2024
Khairy’s vaccine defamation suit settled, Lokman Adam agrees to apologise
Datuk Lokman Noor Adam also agreed to delete the defamatory statement and not to republish or share the defamatory statement.
Mon Apr 15 2024
Hungarian and US scientists win Nobel for COVID-19 vaccine discoveries
Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko and US colleague Drew Weissman were pioneers of COVID-19 vaccines.
Tue Oct 03 2023
COVID vaccines do not cause major menstrual issues: study
Some women have reported changes in their menstrual cycle after getting the mRNA shots from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna.
Sat May 20 2023
WHO revises COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for Omicron-era
WHO said the aim was to focus efforts on vaccinating those facing the greatest threat of severe disease and death from COVID-19.
Wed Mar 29 2023
White Paper not to find fault but to improve process - Dr Zaliha
The preparation of a White Paper on the procurement of the COVID-19 vaccine was not made to find fault with the previous administration but rather to improve the process in the future.
Sun Feb 19 2023
White Paper to study COVID-19 vaccine procurement procedures - Dr Zaliha
The White Paper on the procurement of the COVID-19 vaccine will examine the procurement procedure transparently for the benefit of the people, said Health Minister, Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
Fri Feb 10 2023
COVID-19: Shelf life of Convidecia vaccine extended - NPRA
The NPRA has approved an application from Solution Biologics Sdn Bhd, regarding the extension of the shelf life of the COVID-19 vaccine, Convidecia.
Sat Jan 21 2023
No cases of stroke reported for Comirnaty Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine in clinical studies
No cases of stroke were reported for the Comirnaty Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine in the clinical studies conducted.
Wed Jan 18 2023
COVID-19: MOH advises frontliners, high risk groups to get booster dose
The MoH recommends frontliners and the public, especially high-risk groups, get a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine following the latest developments on the pandemic in China.
Thu Dec 29 2022
Restaurant employee pleads not guilty to threatening doctors through Facebook
Norhakim was charged with making and initiating the transmission of threatening communications to several doctors over the COVID-19 vaccine.
Thu Dec 08 2022
Biden gets latest COVID vaccine, urges Americans to do same
Biden urges more Americans, especially seniors, to get the booster before the upcoming holiday season.
Wed Oct 26 2022
MOH to procure new COVID-19 vaccine for elderly, children with chronic diseases
The MOH will procure a new variant of the COVID-19 vaccine, especially for children with chronic diseases and the elderly, said minister Khairy Jamaluddin today.
Tue Sep 13 2022
MOH considering purchasing variant-specific COVID-19 vaccine
The Ministry of Health is considering purchasing a variant-specific COVID-19 vaccine that is capable of fighting the Omicron variant.
Wed Sep 07 2022