herd immunity Archives

3 April 2025

Malaysia

The Complex Spectrum Of Vaccine Hesitancy In Malaysia

Dr Amirul Amzar says vaccine hesitancy is a spectrum, cautioning against stigmatising language for vaccine hesitancy (those who only refuse vax but don't spread misinformation). Respecting patient autonomy is crucial to persuade vaccine-hesitant people.

23 September 2021

Malaysia

Khairy: No Specific Herd Immunity Threshold For Covid-19

Khairy Jamaluddin says MOH is currently reviewing Pfizer’s clinical studies on its Covid-19 vaccine for children aged below 12; Pfizer-BioNTech said recently their vaccine is safe and effective in children aged 5 to 11.

25 August 2021

Opinion

Covid-19 Herd Immunity Will Be Elusive

The extent to which Covid-19 vaccines protect people from getting infected or spreading the virus to others is still unclear.

3 August 2021

Malaysia

HealthMetrics Covid-19 Vaccination Rollout: Race To Herd Immunity Campaign

HealthMetrics has launched its “Race to Herd Immunity” campaign, in a bid to educate the community on the different vaccines, address the community’s questions, and dispel any misinformation.

30 July 2021

Malaysia

Is Vaccination The Only Factor Behind Labuan’s Declining Covid-19 Outbreak?

Dr Amar-Singh HSS notes that Labuan, with nearly 10% of its population having been diagnosed with Covid-19, may have natural herd immunity conferred from widespread infection.

27 July 2021

Letter

Inoculating Undocumented Workers Helps In Whole Community-Based Herd Immunity — M. Kula Segaran

The time for the lock-them-up and lock-us-down approach must end. We can do this by treating others as how we want to be treated ourselves.

7 April 2021

Malaysia

GE15 Can Be Held Before Herd Immunity Achieved: Khairy

Vaccine Minister Khairy Jamaluddin says the most likely scenario today is that Covid-19 ends up as an endemic disease and people have to take booster shots of the vaccine.

30 March 2021

Letter

Vaccination Coverage: A Crucial Factor In Achieving Herd Immunity In Malaysia — Amanda Yeo

A mass vaccination programme with an emphasis on vaccination coverage across all Malaysian states is necessary.

23 March 2021

Malaysia

Vaccine Registration Deadline May Hamper Herd Immunity: PH

The Pakatan Harapan Covid-19 vaccine committee says some people are not signing up on MySejahtera because they’re waiting for a private Covid-19 vaccination programme to get their preferred vaccine.

18 March 2021

Letter

Covid-19 Vaccination: Can We Achieve Herd Immunity? — Dr Amar-Singh HSS

At the current vaccination rate, only approximately 6 million people, or 19% of the population in Malaysia, will receive one dose by year end; only 3 million people (9.5% of population) will be completely vaccinated by 31 Dec 2021.

Tag: herd immunity

The Complex Spectrum Of Vaccine Hesitancy In Malaysia

Khairy: No Specific Herd Immunity Threshold For Covid-19

Covid-19 Herd Immunity Will Be Elusive

HealthMetrics Covid-19 Vaccination Rollout: Race To Herd Immunity Campaign

Is Vaccination The Only Factor Behind Labuan’s Declining Covid-19 Outbreak?

Inoculating Undocumented Workers Helps In Whole Community-Based Herd Immunity — M. Kula Segaran

GE15 Can Be Held Before Herd Immunity Achieved: Khairy

Vaccination Coverage: A Crucial Factor In Achieving Herd Immunity In Malaysia — Amanda Yeo

Vaccine Registration Deadline May Hamper Herd Immunity: PH

Covid-19 Vaccination: Can We Achieve Herd Immunity? — Dr Amar-Singh HSS

Pork Importers Back Pig Farming Ban In Selangor

Time To Phase Out Colonial-Era PTD Scheme From Malaysia’s Civil Service

Sultan Sharafuddin Wants Total Pig Farming Ban In Selangor

Half Of EPF Members Have Under RM50,000, KWAP Warns Of ‘Optimism Bias’

Critical Manpower Shortage, Unsafe Working Conditions At HTAR Klang — Medical Officer