comorbidities

Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the number of COVID-deaths was also still low, mostly involving the elderly and individuals with comorbidities.

Individuals aged 60 and above with high-risk comorbidities have been advised to obtain their second booster dose vaccination as recommended by the Health Ministry (MOH).

Individuals aged 60 and above with high-risk comorbidities are now given the option of getting a second booster dose with an interval of at least four to six months after the date of the first booster

The most common type of arthritis affecting the cartilage of a joint that is caused by injury or wear and tear of the joints over the years.

PICKids will be carried out at Penang Hospital and Seberang Jaya Hospital for children with comorbidities or those from high-risk groups.

Senior citizens and individuals with comorbidities are advised not to travel abroad at this time, besides avoiding crowded public areas, following the recent discovery of the Omicron variant.

Malaysia's drugs regulator advised priority for Sinovac's product among teenagers without comorbidities or allergy problems.

For COVID-19 patients in the same category with no comorbidities, the MOH still recommends that they undergo quarantine at home.

CITF said the groups targeted are the elderly, PWD, individuals with comorbidities aged 18 and above and those who missed their second dose.

Vaccination of the elderly population and people with comorbidities must be expedited.

The registration campaign needed to be intensified as people aged 60 and above and individuals with comorbidities made up only 30 per cent of the seven million people who had registered.

The risk of contracting COVID-19 is higher in people with weak immune defences and could further be compromised in chronic conditions such as heart and lung diseases as well as diabetes.

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

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

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At 8 am, the local currency climbed to 4.4600/4700 against the greenback.