Singapore and the UAE would contribute around 400,500 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Johor. Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad said Singapore’s vaccine donation reflected the state’s close bond with the island republic. He claimed Singapore had previously sent Johor 20,000 Sinovac doses on July 29. Hasni added that Singapore will shortly provide the Johor government another 100,640 doses of the Pfizer …

Several former Cabinet ministers have turned to social media to say goodbye to Malaysians as well as to express their regret and thanks, after their resignations, which brought the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration to an end. Former Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin was among the first to announce the Cabinet’s resignation on Instagram, minutes after Prime Minister Tan …

Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said that negotiations for Malaysia’s 2022 vaccine procurement with Pfizer Incorporation is now on going. As there were reports on increasing prices for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, Khairy said during the Covid-19 Immunization Task Force (CITF) press conference that he would be announcing the prices from Pfizer. A report on the Financial …

Reports of side effects such like heart inflammation, especially among male recipients has made the government to reconsider its decision to administer Pfizer jabs to adolescents. Khairy Jamaluddin, who is the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister, said that his party would be meeting with the the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) to discuss the …

Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, who is the Science, Technology and Innovation Minister called for the World Bank to speak out regarding the unequal distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in global terms as there have been occurrence of hoarding among the richer economies which in turn, makes the existing economic gap even wider. Khairy brought up this mounting concern during the launch of …

Khairy Jamaluddin, who is the Science, Technology and Innovation Minister said that the vaccination rate of 10 per cent is expected to be achieved by mid-July. He said that the transition towards the Phase Two of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) should take place at the end of this month, but also added that this was not part of …

Bentong MP Wong Tack has been pressuring Khairy Jamaluddin into withdrawing the operating permit of Lynas Corp following his remark where he promised to do so in the event that the rare-earths firm would not construct a permanent waste facility during the previous quarter. Khairy, who is the science, technology and innovation minister has been prompted by the lawmaker to …