Covid-19 variant Archives

19 January 2024

Malaysia

How I Got My Updated Covid Jab In Singapore

CodeBlue EIC Boo Su-Lyn explains how she travelled to Singapore to get Moderna's new monovalent XBB.1.5 vaccine for SG$158, since her last Covid-19 jab was over a year ago. Just book an online appointment under Singapore's Private Vaccination Programme.

14 December 2023

Malaysia

WHO Recommends Monovalent XBB.1.5 Covid-19 Vaccines For Boosters

WHO recommends monovalent XBB.1.5 Covid-19 vaccines across different platforms against circulating variants. Malaysia's MOH has yet to issue an updated Covid-19 vaccine advisory for 2024 or to announce if the monovalent XBB.1.5 vaccine will be procured.

4 September 2023

World

BA.2.86 Doesn’t Yet Meet Variant Of Concern Definition: UK HSA

The UK’s HSA has not classified the latest BA.2.86 Covid variant as a “variant of concern” as it does not meet the HSA’s definition; the agency held that there is a wide range of possibilities for growth fitness.

21 August 2023

World

Scientists Concerned About Highly Mutated Covid Variant BA.2.86

BA.2.86 is causing concern among scientists as the new Covid variant has over 30 mutations, the biggest evolutionary jump and most striking strain since Omicron. BA.2.86 has been reported in the UK, US, Denmark, and Israel in people without travel history.

22 November 2022

Opinion

Using Data: The More Efficient Way In Managing The Covid-19 Pandemic

By continuing to track and monitor infectious disease outbreaks, we can stay one step ahead of the next epidemic or pandemic.

31 October 2022

Malaysia

Khairy Encourages Second Booster For All Adults As Covid-19 Rises

Four local XBB cases have been detected in Malaysia as Covid infections begin increasing; MOH recommends that those aged 18 and older get a second Covid booster shot six months after the first. Pfizer’s bivalent vaccine is expected to arrive in November.

13 July 2022

Letter

What Should We Do In Anticipation Of The New Covid-19 Wave? – Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming

As of June 19, Omicron BA.5 accounted for 43 per cent of Omicron cases worldwide, while Omicron BA.4 accounted for 12 per cent.

8 July 2022

Malaysia

Khairy: BA.5 Wave Unlikely More Severe Than First Omicron Wave

Khairy Jamaluddin projects Covid infections to peak in three months if more BA.5 variant cases are identified over the next few weeks.

27 June 2022

Letter

The Three Covid-19 Pandemics – Dr Amar-Singh HSS

The narrative of "living with Covid" with limited communication on long-term health damage has made many complacent. We need to be familiar with the latest science and evidence and live our lives accordingly.

18 April 2022

World

WHO: No Changes In Omicron BA.4, BA.5 Severity And Transmissibility So Far

WHO emphasised the need to maintain “robust” genome surveillance systems that will allow countries to track and analyse the two Omicron subvariants.

Tag: Covid-19 variant

How I Got My Updated Covid Jab In Singapore

WHO Recommends Monovalent XBB.1.5 Covid-19 Vaccines For Boosters

BA.2.86 Doesn’t Yet Meet Variant Of Concern Definition: UK HSA

Scientists Concerned About Highly Mutated Covid Variant BA.2.86

Using Data: The More Efficient Way In Managing The Covid-19 Pandemic

Khairy Encourages Second Booster For All Adults As Covid-19 Rises

What Should We Do In Anticipation Of The New Covid-19 Wave? – Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming

Khairy: BA.5 Wave Unlikely More Severe Than First Omicron Wave

The Three Covid-19 Pandemics – Dr Amar-Singh HSS

WHO: No Changes In Omicron BA.4, BA.5 Severity And Transmissibility So Far

MMC-Registered Medical Graduates Nearly Halved In Six Years

Help, I’m Forced To Work Every Day — Sibu Hospital Medical Officer

Six Nurses’ Groups Oppose 45-Hour Work Week Under SSPA Shift System

MMA Launching ‘Black Monday’ Protest To ‘Save’ GPs

Rising Health Insurance Premiums Benefit Insurers And Hospitals — Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan Abdul Rahman