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
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
Gov't not controlling COVID-19 vaccine prices at private health facilities
The government does not control the price of the COVID-19 vaccines administered by private health facilities following the end of the PICKids today.
Tue May 31 2022
25 AEFI reports on fatalities found not linked to COVID-19 vaccines - NPRA
The COVID-19 Vaccine JFK evaluation of 25 reports of AEFI, which involved deaths among recipients of the booster dose, found the fatalities were unrelated to the vaccine received.
Wed Apr 06 2022
China perseveres with mRNA COVID shot development amid Omicron, commercial uncertainty
China has spent over a year developing Pfizer-type COVID-19 vaccines that may even help it pivot from stringent "zero-COVID" restrictions.
Mon Feb 28 2022
COVID-19 vaccine: Khairy files defamation suits against Lokman Adam, Ustaz Abu Syafiq
Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has filed a defamation suit against Lokman Noor Adam and Mohd Rasyiq Mohd Alwi over the COVID-19 vaccines which were uploaded on social media.
Thu Feb 03 2022
Government to refine SOPs for umrah travel - Ahmad Marzuk
The government will refine SOPs to ensure Muslims going for their Umrah pilgrimage have completed their two doses of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Sat Jan 29 2022
Govt sets ceiling price for Sinovac, Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines
The government has set the maximum retail and wholesale prices for two COVID-19 vaccines - CoronaVac produced by Sinovac and Covilo produced by Sinopharm.
Thu Jan 13 2022
Booster doses of current vaccines may not be enough: WHO
WHO said the current COVID-19 vaccines may need to be updated if they are to provide continued protection against emerging variants.
Wed Jan 12 2022
No expired vaccines supplied to PSV, PPV
The Ministry of Health (MOH) is constantly monitoring the supply and expiry date of COVID-19 vaccines received by vaccine storage centres (PSV) and vaccination centres (PPV).
Mon Jan 10 2022
COVID-19 booster dose not mandatory for now, Dewan Rakyat told
The government does not intend to make booster doses a mandatory condition to complete dosage of COVID-19 vaccines for Malaysians for now, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.
Thu Dec 02 2021
Britain alarmed by new COVID-19 variant spreading in South Africa
The variant has a spike protein that was dramatically different to the one in the original coronavirus that COVID-19 vaccines are based on.
Fri Nov 26 2021
No deaths can be directly linked to COVID-19 vaccines
This was the outcome of the casualty assessment through the post-mortems.
Tue Nov 23 2021
Hong Kong authorises Sinovac vaccine for children aged 3-17
A Hong Kong government advisory panel on COVID-19 vaccines had earlier recommended the SFH to approve the new age limit,
Sat Nov 20 2021
NPRA approves shelf life extension for Coronavac, Comirnaty vaccines
NPRA has approved the shelf life extension for two COVID-19 vaccines, namely CoronaVac and Comirnaty, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Tue Nov 16 2021