The role and value of life-course vaccination or vaccination at every stage of life beyond childhood is not fully realised, says the Western Pacific Pharmaceutical Forum.
Private hospitals can register from today and receive payment from ProtectHealth Corporation at RM14 per dose administered; vaccination remains free for the public.
Rajiv Rishyakaran says setting up multiple small Covid-19 vaccination sites in the community instead will make it easier for the low-income without their own transport to travel for their jabs.
The MySejahtera app will be Malaysia’s health passport comprising one’s vaccination certificate, as well as Covid-19 and antibody test results, says Khairy Jamaluddin.
More than a third of Chile’s population received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, but the ease of movement restrictions led to a surge of Covid-19 cases and deaths.
The collaboration aims to empower patients in Malaysia to take control of their health by launching a digital therapeutics platform that focuses on three key therapeutic areas namely smoking cessation, vaccination, and heart health.
The government is considering allowing fully vaccinated people to cross state borders, once enough are covered in Phase 2 of the national Covid-19 vaccination programme, says Khairy Jamaluddin.