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Philippines' Duterte signs indemnity bill for COVID-19 vaccine rollout
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday signed into law a bill that gives indemnity to vaccine makers if their COVID-19 shots cause adverse side-effects, days before the country starts its lagging inoculation programme.
Keep your vaccination appointments, says Health DG
PUTRAJAYA: Those with confirmed Covid-19 vaccination appointments should do their very best not to miss them, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Private healthcare workers from KL to be vaccinated at two private hospitals in the state on March 1
PETALING JAYA: Private healthcare workers from Kuala Lumpur will be vaccinated at two private hospitals in the state on March 1.
FBM KLCI pares losses but still in red
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia has reversed some of its losses but remained in the red at closing, mirroring the performance on Key Asian markets.
Left out? Israeli vaccine refuseniks fear exclusion as economy reopens
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel has led the world in COVID-19 vaccinations. Now it faces another challenge that other countries will have to grapple with: how to balance public health and the rights of the unvaccinated.
AstraZeneca, Sputnik vaccines face hurdles if COVID shots become annual affair
ZURICH (Reuters) - Vaccines from AstraZeneca, Russia's Gamaleya Institute and Johnson & Johnson fight the coronavirus with another virus, leaving scientists concerned the shots may lose potency if annual inoculations become necessary to fight new variants. So-called viral vector shots - also used by several Chinese COVID-19 vaccine developers - use harmless modified viruses as vehicles, or vectors, to carry genetic information that helps the body build immunity against future infections. However, there is a risk that the body also develops immunity to the vector itself, recognising it as an intruder and trying to destroy it.
Covid-19 accelerates innovative approach in medical education
THE pandemic serves as a reminder of how much health matters to the individuals, society and the global economy. Better health means the growth of the economy by expanding the labour force, quality life care and a longer lifespan.
Hong Seng posts RM3.04mil profit in 3Q
KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Seng Consolidated Bhd saw its net profit rose to RM3.04mil in the third quarter ended Dec 31, 2020, compared with a net loss of RM574,000 in the same period a year ago.
World Bank halts payment requests on Myanmar projects made after February 1 coup
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank has halted payments to projects in Myanmar on withdrawal requests that were made after a Feb. 1 coup by the country's military, the bank said in a letter to Myanmar's finance ministry seen by Reuters on Thursday.
