28 April 2022
Pfizer and BioNTech say a third Covid-19 vaccine dose raises antibodies to fight Omicron by 36 times in children ages 5-11.
Tag: Pfizer vaccine
14 March 2022
While protection from a third Covid-19 shot is “good enough” against hospitalisations and deaths, three doses are not as effective against infections, Pfizer CEO says.
8 March 2022
Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali says 123,053 Covid-19 cases were reported among children aged under 12 this year as of March 5, including some who were hospitalised or admitted to ICU.
4 March 2022
After meeting the parents of Revnesh Kumar who died at age 13, Khairy Jamaluddin says MOH wants to conduct more tests on internal tissue samples that may need to be sent abroad for further examination.
2 March 2022
Khairy Jamaluddin or Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah will explain at a press conference tomorrow details of the death of 13-year-old Revnesh Kumar that occurred 18 days after Covid-19 vaccination.
1 March 2022
A New York study shows two Pfizer vaccine doses declined to 12% effectiveness against Covid-19 infection and 48% effectiveness against hospitalisation among 5- to 11-year-olds.
10 February 2022
MOH's ICR cites 4 studies in HK, Brazil, Chile, and Malaysia that find a Pfizer booster for Sinovac recipients is more effective against Covid-19, especially Omicron, than a 3rd Sinovac dose.
20 January 2022
Bookings of vaccination appointments for children aged five to under 12 years will be opened first to parents living in the Klang Valley from Jan 31.
13 January 2022
Compared with adults and adolescents, 5-to-11-year-olds reported higher incidence of injection-site redness and swelling, but generally fewer side effects like fever and chills; no myocarditis or pericarditis was observed.
24 December 2021
To impose a deadline of Feb 2022 to get booster shots is certainly unfair.