Carian mengenai topik vaccination exercise

Malaysia has yet to decide to go ahead with COVID-19 vaccination exercise for children below 12 years old, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

The drive-through vaccination aims to speed up its immunisation programme ahead of its target of achieving herd immunity by end of July.

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The COVID-19 vaccination exercise for the media, which began today, will be expanded nationwide to ensure more than 4,000 media personnel in the list of recipients receive their shots.

The non-governmental organisation was set up last year to lead volunteer activities, especially involving the state youths.

Khairy said the government understands the people's concerns, but they will still have to stick to their scheduled turns and phases.

About 55,539 teachers nationwide in the high-risk category will receive the vaccine against COVID-19 infection during Phase 1 of the immunisation programme.

The vaccination exercise under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme in all states will be implemented in stages, programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin said.

Malaysia is set to roll out on Feb 26 the biggest vaccination exercise it has ever undertaken in a massive effort to immunise the people against COVID-19.

Companies operating in the country have been asked to work with the government in ensuring that the ongoing COVID-19 screening tests and the upcoming vaccination exercise are a success.

Singapore began its vaccination exercise today with healthcare workers at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) the first to get the vaccine shots.

The Terengganu Veterinary Service Department has detected four cases or foot and mouth disease this year and measures have been taken to prevent its spread.

Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto will take over as president of the world's third-largest democracy after sweeping the country's election with policies like free meals for school children

A wealthy ex-general with ties to Indonesia's popular outgoing president and its dictatorial past, looks set to be its next leader.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would impose additional tariffs on China if China were to "go into Taiwan,"

The "Axis of Resistance", built up with years of Iranian support, includes Hamas, the Lebanese Hezbollah group, the Houthi movement in Yemen, and various Shi'ite groups in Iraq and Syria.

Russia is ready to help seek compromises between arch-foes Israel and Iran, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, saying these would be difficult but possible.

The proposal is also to establish a BRICS reinsurance company to allow uninterrupted shipment of goods and key commodities between members.

Prabowo calls the programme one of the main drivers of economic growth, eventually set to add an estimated 2.5 million jobs.

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Residents of Jabalia said Israeli tanks had reached the heart of the camp after pushing through suburbs and residential districts.

Cheryl Tweedy used her statement to urge the media to remember they had a seven-year-old son, Bear, who could read the reports.