6 May 2022
About 47% of participants aged above 55 reported higher depression, 34% greater stress, and 21% increased anxiety.
Tag: elderly
6 May 2022
Letter
Proper And Consistent Enforcement Of Private Aged Healthcare And Service Act 2018 Needed — MHAS
The registration of elderly care centres should not be the only issue that needs to be addressed.
6 April 2022
Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman also urges recipients of Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine to get a 3rd jab, saying Sinovac is a 3-dose vaccine and the 4th dose is a booster, whereas an mRNA vaccine is a 2-dose vaccine.
16 March 2022
Reported Covid deaths among adults aged 40-59 with comorbidities were 171% higher than in seniors aged 60+ without underlying health issues from Feb 6-March 12, 2022.
24 February 2022
As of 23 Feb, 2.6 million Sinovac recipients and 1.1 million senior citizens still have not yet taken their Covid-19 vaccine booster jab.
24 November 2021
The geriatrician ratio in Canada and the UK is 0.5 and 0.85 per 10,000 population, respectively. In Malaysia, the geriatrician ratio is 0.19 per 10,000 population.
14 September 2021
The Sarawak Covid-19 Vaccine Advisory Group (Scovag) recommends Pfizer as a third dose for the elderly and immunocompromised, as Scovag is concerned about Sinovac vaccine efficacy.
16 July 2021
Those who already received Covid-19 vaccine appointments until the end of the month should not walk in, but follow their appointment dates.
15 July 2021
Logistics and vaccine deliveries to PPVs, as well as opening hours for the walk-in inoculation service in KL and Selangor for above-60s, haven’t been finalised yet.
15 July 2021
Dr Adham Baba is also targeting 3,000 private GP clinics in Selangor and KL to join the Covid-19 vaccination programme to inoculate 300,000 people daily in total.