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PETALING JAYA: With rising Covid-19 cases and a rather low uptake of second booster shots in the country, health experts have renewed their call to those eligible to complete their immunisation schedule.
PETALING JAYA: Health experts say that the people who choose to skip the second booster shot against Covid-19 should continue to observe precautionary measures to keep respiratory ailments at bay.
GEORGE TOWN: Seniors, those with comorbidities and pregnant and breastfeeding mothers should get their second Covid-19 booster, says family medicine specialist Dr Nazihah Mohd Khalid.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday authorized updated Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shots for children as young as five.
A SECOND booster shot is recommended for moderately or severely immunocompromised teenagers aged between 12 and 17, says Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali.
Seniors who have taken their vaccine booster shots are three times less likely to die or become severely ill from Covid-19, compared with those in the same cohort who had only two shots, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Monday.
PETALING JAYA: Low hospitalisation rates, mild symptoms and fear of side effects factored into people’s decisions not to get boosted against Covid-19, say health experts.
PETALING JAYA: A booster shot of a Covid-19 vaccine is recommended for vulnerable groups, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
The country is aiming to administer Covid-19 booster shots to more than 70% of the population before the virus can be declared endemic, government spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said.
Brunei has began administering Covid-19 booster shots for children aged 12-17 at vaccination centres nationwide.
GEORGE TOWN: Response to booster shots among the homeless on Penang island has been slow, says state welfare committee chairman Phee Boon Poh.
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia): About 21,800 people aged 18 and above had their Covid-19 vaccination status lapse on Monday (Feb 14) for failing to take the booster shot.
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The government will start administering Covid-19 booster shots for free on Wednesday (Jan 12), President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo said, in an effort to strengthen the population’s immunity in response to the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
PUTRAJAYA: There are enough Covid-19 vaccine supplies in the Health Ministry’s inventory, said Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, adding that the ministry might release “instructions” on booster doses for high risk groups in the near future.
The Ministry of Health of Laos plans to offer fourth doses of Covid-19 vaccines to healthcare workers and people at risk of serious illness starting next month, hoping to shield vulnerable groups from infection with the Omicron variant.
PETALING JAYA: Booster jabs for all Covid-19 vaccine recipients will now take place three months after they get their second shot following a decision by the Health Ministry to shorten the waiting period.
PUTRAJAYA: Approximately 70% of Malaysia's adult population needs to get a booster shot of a Covid-19 vaccine to avoid a rise in serious and fatal cases amidst the Omicron wave, says Khairy Jamaluddin.
From Wong Siew Mun, MCA Spokesperson.
BUKIT MERTAJAM: Some senior citizens and high-risk groups are refusing to take a Covid-19 vaccine booster shot because they are afraid of mixing vaccines, says Penang Health, Agriculture and Agro-based Industry and Rural Development Committee chairman Dr Norlela Ariffin.
KOTA KINABALU: Eligible Sabahans are encouraged to get their Covid-19 booster shot to increase immunity to the virus.
