18 July 2022
People aged 65 years and older, as well as young adults with comorbidities, are at an increased risk of developing pneumonia (1,2) and may benefit from the pneumococcal vaccine. (3)
Tag: pneumococcal vaccine
24 December 2021
Acceptance rate for the pneumococcal vaccine Jan-Sept 2021 was 95% for the first dose and 93% for the second dose, higher than the 71% target.
3 December 2021
Experts encourage Hajj and Umrah pilgrims to take the pneumococcal jab besides the compulsory meningococcal and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines (1,11).
17 November 2021
Pneumococcal vaccination will not only save medical costs (18), but also protect the emotional wellbeing of Hajj and Umrah pilgrims during their spiritual journey.
3 August 2021
Besides getting the Covid-19 jab, experts advise Malaysians to take the pneumococcal vaccine before travelling to Mecca to have a more productive pilgrimage.
23 June 2021
Malaysia
DoctorOnCall, Pfizer, UOB Malaysia Partner To Improve Children’s Access To Pneumococcal Vaccine
The “ASK4VACCINE” programme gives children protection against pneumococcal pneumonia via a 12-month interest-free instalment plan.
21 May 2021
In an ageing population with a high burden of vaccine-preventable diseases such as pneumococcal pneumonia, vaccines are equally as important in adults as they are in children.
24 November 2020
The PCV10 pneumococcal vaccine, which will be used for the first two years of implementation under the National Immunisation Programme, gives cross-reactivity protection against serotype 19A, says the Health DG.
12 November 2020
Since the arrival of the PCV to Malaysia in October 2005, only about 15% of our birth cohort have been vaccinated against the pneumococcus, and virtually all of these were in the private health sector.
14 August 2020
The health minister says listing the pneumococcal vaccine in the National Immunisation Programme was temporarily halted during the Covid-19 outbreak.