Sarawak to have own vaccination programme
KUCHING: The Sarawak government is working closely with the Ministry of Health Malaysia (MoH) to facilitate the vaccination programme for the state. Local Government and Housing Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said the state government is adjusting the national vaccination programme to suit Sarawak better. He pointed out that the lack of medical […]
Talks on with Pfizer for another 30 pct of Covid-19 vaccine supply
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is in talks with pharmaceutical company Pfizer to obtain another 30 per cent supply of Covid-19 vaccine, COMIRNATY (Concentrate For Dispersion For Injection) produced by Pfizer-BioNTech. Its Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the additional amount would cover 50 per cent of Malaysia’s population. The National Covid-19 Immunisation […]
Application to volunteer in Covid-19 vaccine study still open
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) is looking for more volunteers to take part in phase 3 of Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial. The MOH in a Twitter post said among the prescribed conditions are applicants must be over 18 years old and healthy. Those interested to volunteer or seeking further information can contact the Clinical […]
Procurement of low dead-volume syringes underway
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) is carrying out the procurement of ‘low dead-volume’ syringes, needed to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine injections, with local and foreign companies, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said this type of syringe was needed and appropriate for the vaccine because it could avoid wastage and maximise the […]
Singapore detects first likely re-infected case
SINGAPORE: Singapore has detected the first case of likely Covid-19 re-infection involving a migrant worker at a dormitory, according to the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH). While re-infection is rare, the ministry, in consultation with an expert panel, has assessed that the clinical and laboratory evidence “suggests that this is a likely case of re-infection”. […]
Deadline extension on RTK tests for foreign workers likely
KUCHING: The state Labour Department will reconsider granting extension deadline for the mandatory RTK (Rapid Test Kit) testing for foreign workers in the state which is scheduled to complete by Feb 28. This is in light of the limited health facilities assigned to handle large number of tests. RTK Antigen test is a rapid screening […]
Test all patients, MoH urged
KUCHING: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has once again urged the Ministry of Health (MoH) to revert to its earlier policy of testing all close contacts instead of only testing symptomatic close contacts. Its president Professor Datuk Dr Subramaniam Muniandy said the improvement is urgently needed in the ministry’s handling of asymptomatic and mild cases […]
MOH needs 12 million ‘low dead-volume’ syringes for Covid-19 vaccination
MELAKA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) needs 12 million ‘low dead-volume’ syringes to vaccinate 20 per cent of the country’s population, or six million people, under the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation programme beginning end of this month. Its Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the syringe type is needed as the […]
Malaysia has not failed to overcome Covid
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has yet to fail in managing the Covid-19 pandemic, said Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob in addressing allegations of the government’s perceived failure regarding the matter by various parties. The Senior Minister (Security) said although there were those who claimed the country had failed following a spike in cases, with daily infections reaching four-digit figures, the truth was […]
Cluster hospital concept introduced to combat Covid-19 pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR: The use of facilities, expertise, services and human resources of private hospitals, clinics and laboratories by the government has begun to ease the burden placed on the Ministry of Health (MoH) in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the outsourcing and acquisition of healthcare resources was necessary […]