COVID-19 vaccine booster

Penang is the state with the second-highest number of people having received the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose, with 60.9 pct after Klang Valley which achieved 69.9 pct.

Khairy said taking the vaccine is crucial because during the fasting month, many senior citizens are expected to perform prayers at mosques.

According to the COVIDNOW website, 63.5 per cent of the country's adult population have received the COVID-19 vaccine booster.

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.

The new SOP which makes it mandatory for Malaysian umrah pilgrims to take the COVID-19 vaccine booster is based on a request by the Saudi Arabian government.

Umrah pilgrims are required to take the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose under the new SOPs announced by the government, effective Feb 14.

Beginning tomorrow, the Health Ministry (MOH) will offer COVID-19 booster dose vaccination on a walk-in basis to those aged 18 and above at all vaccination centres (PPVs) throughout the country.

The trend of ridiculing or trolling COVID-19 vaccine booster doses on social media is believed to be one of the reasons people are not too keen on getting the shots.

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.

Khairy expects the number to surpass 10 million next week as the govt is gearing up its effort to encourage more people to take the booster jab.

Israel is to go ahead with second COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for people with weakened immune systems.

Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon said the jabs will be administered from 9 am to 1 pm.

A total of 71.4 per cent of the 1,075 respondents in a study on Malaysians' willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose are prepared to do so.

The process involving the administering of booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine for today is from 9.30 am until 4 pm at the Banquet Hall.

Eligible individuals may choose which vaccine they receive as a booster dose, according to CDC.

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