30 June 2021
AstraZeneca also announces that 586,700 doses of its Covid-19 vaccine are planned for delivery to Malaysia in early July.
Tag: coronavirus vaccine
18 June 2021
“I can only make effective decisions in the abstract when I know it means something to somebody with a name,” says Vaccine Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
11 February 2021
In addition to CanSino and Sinovac's CoronaVac, Mexico has authorized three other Covid-19 vaccines: those from Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Russia's Sputnik V.
4 January 2021
Now more than ever, get vaccinated.
29 December 2020
The Galen Centre recommends three priority groups for Covid-19 vaccination: people aged above 60 and those with comorbidities; migrant workers, prisoners, and detainees; and essential service workers, including in health and social care, and law enforcement.
23 December 2020
The government is also procuring AstraZeneca’s vaccine under COVAX to cover another 10% of the Malaysian population, on top of direct purchases to cover 10% of the population.
17 November 2020
Moderna’s vaccine can be kept at -20C for six months, and at 2-8C, standard refrigeration temperature, for 30 days.
29 September 2020
Minister Khairy Jamaluddin says Malaysia is discussing with other international pharmaceutical companies to obtain a direct supply of a Covid-19 vaccine without having to join COVAX.
25 September 2020
Khairy Jamaluddin says Malaysia cannot yet develop a Covid-19 vaccine because of the lack of facilities to produce human vaccines, prior focus on developing animal vaccines, and the early stage of Covid-19 vaccine research in Malaysia.
25 September 2020
The deadline for higher-income economies to make upfront payments to the COVAX Facility to reserve Covid-19 vaccine doses is October 9.