WHO sends over 1 mln polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children
WHO is sending more than one million polio vaccines to Gaza to be administered over the coming weeks to prevent children being infected.
Fri Jul 26 2024
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
Children most at risk as measles cases soar from Ethiopia to Yemen
Over the years, however, the success of the measles vaccine has led to complacency about the dangers that has fanned vaccine hesitancy.
Sun Feb 18 2024
COVID-19: MOH recommends third booster shot for vulnerable people - Health Minister
Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad there was a sufficient stock of vaccines available.
Thu Dec 14 2023
820,000 Form One female students yet to receive HPV jab
Lukanisman Awang Saun said global disruption in supply of HPV vaccines caused by COVID-19 pandemic affected the delivery of HPV vaccination.
Tue Oct 17 2023
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
Notepad with Ibrahim Sani: DNDi - Best Science for the Most Neglected
DNDi’s primary focus has been the development of drugs for the most neglected diseases and development of diagnostics and/or vaccines to address unmet needs that others are unable or unwilling to address. To save lives and improve the health of people living with neglected diseases by using an alternative model to develop drugs for these diseases, and by ensuring equitable access to treatment. #NotepadWithIbrahimSani
Mon Jul 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
67 million children missed out on vaccines during pandemic: UNICEF
According to UNICEF, at least 48 million children missed out on vaccines entirely.
Thu Apr 20 2023
World making 'huge mistake' not funding new TB vaccines - Gates
A lack of funding could delay late-stage trials of the first new vaccine against tuberculosis for more than a century, Bill Gates warned.
Wed Apr 05 2023
Insufficient sleep could diminish immune response to vaccines, study finds
Is it possible to boost the effectiveness of a vaccine by changing some of our behaviors or habits?
Fri Mar 17 2023
Severe form of mpox identified in advanced HIV cases: Study
Health authorities should prioritise mpox vaccines for "people living with HIV, particularly in countries with low levels of diagnosis.
Thu Feb 23 2023
Mohd Naim to meet relevant ministries to discuss issues on Muslim
Mohd Na'im said the meeting would also discuss matters concerning vaccines and medicines that were often raised by the Muslim community.
Sun Dec 18 2022
We've run out of cholera vaccines, WHO official says as disease surges
The global stockpile of cholera vaccines the World Health Organization helps manage is "currently empty or extremely low".
Fri Dec 16 2022
Crabs and tea cups: UK show lifts the lid on COVID vaccine race
The "Injecting Hope" show at the Science Museum "explores the worldwide effort to develop vaccines at pandemic speed".
Sun Dec 04 2022