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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.

After a three-dose course of the vaccine, neutralising levels against Omicron were similar to those against the virus's Delta variant after two doses.

Pharmaniaga Bhd said early data from studies shows that the Sinovac vaccine booster shots are 94 per cent effective against the Omicron variant.

Data released on Friday showed that vaccine efficacy against symptomatic infection was substantially reduced.

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

In Malaysia, over half a million road accidents have been recorded so far this year.

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.