Article Related To AEFI

MOH has so far received 31 reports of AEFI for COVID-19 among children aged between five and 11 in the country that are categorised as serious.

The assessment of the COVID-19 JFK on 460 reports of AEFI found that none of the reported deaths were directly related to the vaccine received.

The COVID-19 Vaccine JFK evaluation of 25 reports of AEFI, which involved deaths among recipients of the booster dose, found the fatalities were unrelated to the vaccine received.

Dr Noor Azmi said usually children only experience mild side effects while vaccination can protect them from severe COVID-19 infection.

A total of 87 cases or 7.34 per cent of 1,186 reports of AEFI for the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose received as of Feb 18 have been classified as serious.

Only eight AEFI reports have been received since the PICKids began on Feb 3, with all cases experiencing mild side effects including swelling at the injection site after receiving the vaccine.

The NPRA has received 1,047 reports of adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) associated with the COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as of Jan 31.

Only 51 cases (5.2 pct) of 984 AEFI cases for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, which is equal to a rate of 0.005 reports for every 1,000 doses, are classified as serious as of Jan 20.

A total of 896 of 24,286 reports received on AEFI cases up to Jan 15 is related to COVID-19 booster shots, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.

NPRA has verified a letter from the Kajang Prison regarding 18 cases of serious adverse event following immunisation (AEFI) reported among COVID-19 vaccine recipients.

Dr Jemilah said every single AEFI will be discussed in detail by the task force and JKJAV in their weekly meetings.

Health officials follow established protocols to investigate potential vaccine linkage in adverse events, but can methodologies be improved?

It is not a side effect but just vaccination reactions such as swelling and pain on the injection site which are normal, she said.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.

Malaysia's inflation rate for October 2024 has increased to 1.9 per cent, up from 1.8 per cent in September this year.

For the first time, Saudi Arabia is participating in the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition held recently in Zhuhai.

The coronation of Britain's King Charles cost taxpayers GBP72 million (US$90 million), official accounts have revealed.

A married couple and a man were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with trafficking 51.974 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine.

The police may seek new testimony from existing witnesses for additional insights into the investigation of Teoh Beng Hock's death.

Thailand's Constitutional Court rejects a petition seeking to stop Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running the Pheu Thai party.

The State Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap, Abidin Ismail, was sworn in today at the State Assembly building, Lebuh Light.

A cadet officer at UPNM pleaded not guilty to a charge of injuring his junior by stomping on the victim's stomach with spike boots.