Health & Medicine
A group of health care workers received the first shots, with Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha not being inoculated as earlier planned because the Sinovac vaccine is not recommended for people his age.
The explosion occurred on the second floor of the hospital at lunchtime on Saturday and 20 people were evacuated.
Malaysia’s Top Glove plans to issue 1.49 billion new shares as part of a dual listing in Hong Kong.
New labs and training facilities part of planned revamp to strengthen disease detection and public health emergencies.
Researchers found a fourfold decrease in the risk of asymptomatic Covid-19 infection among health workers who have been jabbed for more than 12 days.
The outbreak linked to Mr Ming’s Chinese Dining at K11 Musea shopping centre in Tsim Sha Tsui has already ballooned to 30 infections.
Foreign ministry issues statement in response to US reports claiming State Department staff were required to take such tests.
The new studies will allow Pfizer and BioNTech to be prepared if and when more protection is necessary.
The study involving 1.2 million people in Israel confirmed that mass immunisation can break Covid-19 transmission.
This particular variant is considered more dangerous because it evades some of the blocking action of antibodies that target the older coronavirus strain.
The jab was effective in reducing the risk of the illness and preventing PCR-test confirmed Covid-19 at least 14 days after vaccination, the FDA said.
Wuhan unit of state-owned Sinopharm, whose first vaccine was approved for general use in December, says second product has an efficacy rate of 72.5 per cent.
‘This is an important day as we begin inoculations with the Chinese vaccines,’ Prime Minister Orban says.
Government’s total spending on health is set to rise from HK$98.3 billion in this financial year, to HK$115.8 billion in 2021-2022.
The White House chief medical adviser said that he would expect less stringent guidance to come soon.
Science minister Khairy Jamaluddin has become the face of Kuala Lumpur’s public health drive, and he – and PM Muhyiddin Yassin’s government – stand to benefit from its success.
Work is also under way on a third jab using different technology that would be easier to scale up, company chairman says.
Two mRNA shots less able to neutralise variant that emerged near Cape Town, Boston researchers find in non-peer-reviewed study.
People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can attend cultural events and go to health clubs and restaurants.