PETALING JAYA: Ahead of the February deadline for all aged 60 and above as well as all adult recipients of Sinovac to complete their Covid-19 booster jabs, Malaysians have been assured that the vaccine is of great benefit and that vaccination centres (PPV) will be able to handle the workload.
PETALING JAYA: The continuation of wage subsidy for tourism, rental rebate and tax deductions on the rental of premises for workers’ accommodation will help ease some of the burden of operating cost, says Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia president Datuk Dr Low Kian Chuan.
PETALING JAYA: A number of vaccination centres (PPV) in the Klang Valley will gradually close starting tomorrow as a large proportion of the residents have been fully vaccinated following the launch of Operation Surge Capacity.
SHAH ALAM – Pharmaniaga Bhd (Pharmaniaga) assures the COVID-19 vaccine, CoronaVac produced by Chinese pharmaceutical company, Sinovac Life Sciences Co Ltd (Sinovac), is safe, effective and halal.
Pharmaniaga Research and Development Division head, Dr Badarulhisam Abdul Rahman, said the vaccine produced using inactive virus technology is the most effective and proven method for the past 40 years.
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“The same method is also used for the production of vaccines for dangerous diseases such as Polio and Hepatitis A. This technology has proven to be effective compared to other new technologies whose risks are not yet known,” he said when presenting the development of the vaccine virtually, today.
World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur offers to be vaccination centre 02 Feb 2021 / 22:17 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
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LUMPUR: The World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur (WTCKL) will offer its facilities and services as a vaccination centre to support the government to vaccinate 70 per cent of the nation’s population.
Its executive director Datuk Seri Dr Irmohizam Ibrahim said the decision to provide the hall space was in line with the national vaccination plan scheduled to begin this month.
He said WTCKL, formerly known as Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) with a capacity of 13,456 square metres comprising five halls and 19 multi-purpose rooms, was sufficient to assist the vaccination process.