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The nation has recorded nearly 40,000 suspected measles cases and five measles-related deaths since the beginning of 2025.
PETALING JAYA: A flu vaccination drive for senior citizens with comorbidities will have enough vaccine supplies despite a current shortage of certain influenza shots in the market.
JUBA, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan's health ministry said Friday that it has rolled out a week-long campaign aimed at vaccinating more than 300,000 people against cholera in Rubkona, a hotspot county in Unity State.
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PETALING JAYA: More than 3,000 senior citizens received their influenza shots on the first day of the government's flu vaccination drive, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
PETALING JAYA: Influenza vaccines will be offered to senior citizens with comorbidities at government health clinics starting this month, says the Health Ministry.
PETALING JAYA: The first day of the influenza vaccination drive for senior citizens was off to a good start, with slots at over 100 government health clinics across the country all taken up.
ISKANDAR PUTERI: Even before the influenza made headlines, these middle-aged Malaysians made their health a top priority.
MOGADISHU, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday Somalia has made remarkable progress in limiting the spread of COVID-19 and rolling out vaccination drives thanks to its initiative launched in 2023.
MELAKA: The National Cancer Society is holding a Covid-19 vaccination drive on Valentine's Day.
China’s low Covid-19 vaccination rate – especially among the elderly – has been a big hurdle for the country’s reopening, but authorities have refrained from introducing a mandate in a new drive to get more shots in arms.
The Lao Ministry of Health is launching a vaccination campaign against rubella and measles, from 20 to 31 May. The project aims to promote the importance of vaccination to the saving lives of children, especially those under 5 years of age.
PUTRAJAYA: The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) will be open for five days - from Monday (June 20) to Friday (June 24) - to vaccinate children aged five to 11.
Health authorities have drawn up new plans to ensure that the Covid-19 vaccination drive would continue as they expect it to slow down once the election campaigns for local posts start next week.
Vietnam has organised a nationwide rapid vaccination campaign, running from Saturday to February 28, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.
PETALING JAYA: Employers are encouraged to arrange for their employees to receive Covid-19 booster shots under ProtectHealth Corporation Sdn Bhd’s Vaccination Centre (PPV) Outreach Programme.
HARARE, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund or UNICEF has commended Zimbabweans for embracing the oral cholera vaccination (OCV) campaign, which has helped subdue the one-year cholera outbreak.
MOGADISHU, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Somalia and the United Nations agencies on Tuesday started a five-day campaign to vaccinate 934,511 people against cholera in nine high-risk districts that are currently facing ongoing outbreaks of cholera.
The first mobile vaccination service at Mukim Labi witnessed an impressive turnout from local residents who were unable to visit the main vaccination centre at the Suri Seri Begawan (SSB) Hospital in Kuala Belait.
