A Filipino minister and researcher is building up an oral, yeast-based immunization against COVID-19 and its numerous variations. Fr. Nicanor Austriaco has been dealing with the immunization since a year ago. An atomic scholar and visiting educator at the University of Santo Tomas, the Dominican minister shared his proposed yeast antibody conveyance framework during a virtual talk last December. Addressing …

PETALING JAYA: The government is considering expanding Phase 2 of the National Covid-19 Immunization Program to include more communities. This is due to a low number of registrations for Covid-19 vaccinations, according to science, technology, and innovation minister Khairy Jamaluddin. Update on the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme. As part of phase two, we will be identifying key economic sectors to …

Due to the resurgence of COVID-19 cases, the House of Representatives authority under Speaker Lord Allan Velasco should just “drop” its transition to revise the 1987 Constitution, and spotlight rather on the inoculation of the overall population. To expand antibody acknowledgment, lawmakers should start or join data crusades in their areas to convince would-be vaccinees that the immunizations are protected, …

According to Bloomberg’s Covid-19 vaccine tracker, the Philippines and many Asean countries will need more than a decade to vaccinate the majority of their populations. The data, which was based on vaccine information from the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center, revealed that the Philippines has the third highest vaccination rate in the Asean region, at 25,527 doses per day. …

PUTRAJAYA: According to National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysia will continue with the purchasing of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines because there is no proof that the vaccine triggers blood clots. He said that AstraZeneca had told Malaysia about the vaccine’s side effects, and that no evidence has been found to link the vaccine to cases of blood clots …

KUALA LUMPUR – Mr Rasdi Zin, a committee member at his local mosque in Malaysia’s Selangor province, is well-versed in the imam’s Friday sermons, which advise Muslims on how to go about their everyday lives during the coronavirus pandemic. However, in recent weeks, he has observed an increased focus on vaccination, with the imam urging the congregation to register for …

KUALA LUMPUR: Rais Yatim, the president of the Dewan Negara, has officially advised the government that members of the Senate should be included on the list of Covid-19 vaccine frontline recipients. He said the letter was sent to Khairy Jamaluddin, the National Covid-19 Immunization Program’s coordinating minister, and Dr. Adham Baba, the health minister, this morning. “The letter (aims to) …

PETALING JAYA: In step two and three of the national immunisation program, the government has decided to enlist the help of general practitioners (GPs) to administer Covid-19 vaccines.  “We have agreed to involve private GPs to maximise the administration of the vaccine to the people. At a joint press conference with science, technology, and innovation minister Khairy Jamaluddin, he said, …

KANGAR: There is no need to be worried about the brands of Covid-19 vaccines used in the country’s immunization program because the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency has approved each vaccine (NPRA). All vaccines used in the national Covid-19 immunization program have been tested and found to be safe and reliable, according to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. “They (vaccines) have all …

PETALING JAYA: Business groups are hoping that Malaysia will follow Indonesia’s lead and encourage companies to buy Covid-19 vaccines for their workers in an effort to boost the economy. Indonesia, which intends to vaccinate 70% of its population (181.5 million) by the end of the year to achieve herd immunity, revealed last week a health ministerial rule allowing businesses to …