Malaysia Expects Bivalent Covid Vaccine Arrival End January

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Malaysia Expects Bivalent Covid Vaccine Arrival End January​

By CodeBlue | 29 December 2022

Health DG Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says Pfizer’s bivalent vaccine is expected to arrive in Malaysia by the end of next month, as China prepares to reopen borders from Jan 8.

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah speaks at a press conference on February 24, 2022. Picture from the Ministry of Health

Stocks of Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent Covid-19 vaccine are expected to arrive in Malaysia by the end of the month, after China, which is experiencing a huge Covid wage, is set to reopen borders from January 8.

Malaysia’s Drug Control Authority issued conditional approval last December 13 for the bivalent vaccine – which protects against the original SARS-CoV-2 strain and the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants – for individuals aged 12 years and older.

The jab is recommended at least three months from the completion of primary vaccination or from the last booster dose.

“We expect by the end of the month,” Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah told a Twitter user today, who asked when the bivalent vaccine would be available as a booster.

Malaysia’s Covid booster coverage is rather poor. Only about half of the total population have received their first booster, or third vaccine dose, while less than 2 per cent have taken their second booster, or fourth dose, according to KKMNow statistics.

Most of those who completed their primary Covid vaccination had taken their second jab last year. The earliest batch who took their fourth jab was some five months ago in June 2022.

https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2022/12/29...al-end-january/

 

[tobelightlight]

Stocks of Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent Covid-19 vaccine are expected to arrive in Malaysia by the end of the month, after China, which is experiencing a huge Covid wage, is set to reopen borders from January 8.

I will advise my Malaysian friends and associates not to take the vaccine. Interesting to see how many still are sheepie enough to take it.

 

[syed putra]

I will advise my Malaysian friends and associates not to take the vaccine. Interesting to see how many still are sheepie enough to take it.

No use. The chinese will take the jab. The malays less so or very reluctantly.

 

[laksaboy]

I will advise my Malaysian friends and associates not to take the vaccine. Interesting to see how many still are sheepie enough to take it.

There are the diehard true believers. You give them 100 boosters, they will happily take them all.

Some do have regrets.

 

[tobelightlight]

I am a PURE BLOOD!!!!

 

[Boliao]

Bivalent vaccine gives stronger and broader protection against all Covid-19 strains​

says The Straits Times
https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...oader-protection-against-all-covid-19-strains

New Bivalent Covid Boosters Aren’t Better Than Old Ones, Study Finds​

says Bloomberg according to an early independent study by researchers at Columbia University and the University of Michigan
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...fizer-aren-t-better-than-old-ones-study-shows