How to prioritize young people's mental well-being by teaching mental fitness
Self-efficacy, key to mental fitness, comes from skill mastery, role models, optimism, and supportive feedback.
Sun Sep 01 2024
A pecking order in policy
Let Nurul Izzah's merit be earned through efficacy rather than hobble her out the gate simply on prejudice, said the author.
Sun Feb 05 2023
COVID booster efficacy wanes significantly by fourth month: US study
It was likely that fourth doses would more likely be needed for subsets of people who mount weaker immune responses, such as the elderly and immunocompromised.
Tue Feb 15 2022
UK's Johnson warns of Omicron 'tidal wave', says two doses not enough
Data released on Friday showed that vaccine efficacy against symptomatic infection was substantially reduced.
Mon Dec 13 2021
Studies show efficacy of Pfizer vaccine as booster dose
The findings from studies abroad including Thailand, Chile and Turkey showed good efficacy of the Comirnaty vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech as a booster dose.
Fri Nov 12 2021
FDA says benefits outweigh risks for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children
The vaccine makers said their shot showed 90.7% efficacy against the coronavirus in a clinical trial of children 5 to 11 years old.
Sat Oct 23 2021
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness drops after 6 months - Study
The data suggests that the drop is due to waning efficacy, rather than more contagious variants, researchers said.
Tue Oct 05 2021
Two die in Japan after shots from suspended Moderna vaccines - Japan govt
The government and Moderna had said no safety or efficacy issues had been identified and the suspension was just a precaution.
Sat Aug 28 2021
Drop in COVID-19 vaccine efficacy against Delta seen in US nursing homes
The spread of the highly infectious Delta variant, which according to CDC data accounted last month for more than 80 pct of new U.S. infections.
Thu Aug 19 2021
Sinovac says its vaccine effective against Delta variant
Sinovac Biotech Ltd, the developer of CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine, has defended the efficacy of its two-dose vaccine including against the Delta variant.
Fri Jul 23 2021
Sinovac: No issue with vaccine efficacy - Khairy
The decision to stop administering the Sinovac vaccine in the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme is because its delivery has been completed and has nothing to do with the vaccine's efficacy.
Fri Jul 16 2021
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
Leaked memo raises Thai concern about Sinovac efficacy.
Tue Jul 06 2021
[PODCAST] Daily Dose @ 5: World Bank urges Malaysia govt to spend more for poor, Study shows on vaccine efficacy against Delta
A rundown of the most important stories you need to know for the day, from the newsroom of Astro AWANI.
Wed Jun 23 2021
COVID-19 vaccine more than 90 per cent effective: Novavax
The jab "demonstrated 100 pct protection against moderate and severe disease, 90.4 pct efficacy overall," the company said.
Tue Jun 15 2021
MOH starts Ivermectin trial for high risk COVID-19 patients - Health D-G
The MOH and the Institute for Clinical Research (ICR) have started clinical trials to study the use and efficacy of Ivermectin for high-risk COVID-19 patients at 12 MOH hospitals.
Sat Jun 05 2021
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024