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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.