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TSbcombat
post Nov 23 2020, 09:25 PM

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half dose is more effective than full dose. interesting
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post Nov 24 2020, 07:20 AM

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half dose is more effective than full dose. interesting
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Half dose on the age groups hence data is mix so pretty useless vaccine with average of 72% rclxms.gif
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post Nov 24 2020, 10:02 AM

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astrazeneca cost lower and can be store at the normal fridge thus make the transportation and storages easier
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post Nov 24 2020, 12:58 PM

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Malaysia has not yet received official data on the latest stages of Covid-19 vaccine trials, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today.

He acknowledged the heavy press coverage of pharmaceutical firms reporting high rates of effectiveness for their vaccine candidates, but said the ministry would need data from the firms as well as health agencies before deciding on Malaysia’s Covid-19 vaccine policy.

“Now we are only hearing from the media about the effectiveness of the vaccine, but we cannot register the vaccine by relying on media reports,” Dr Noor Hisham said in a press conference today.

Dr Noor Hisham said no pharmaceutical firm has yet to publish their phase three clinical trial data despite the news reports of their candidates’ high effectiveness.
“We look at data. We don’t look at company,” he said, when asked if Malaysia is looking at any specific pharmaceutical companies to secure the vaccines from.

Health deputy director-general (research and technical support) Dr Hishamshah Mohd Ibrahim told Malay Mail later that the Vaccine Selection and Vaccination Policy Committee has about 20 experts from the public and private sectors to evaluate and select the Covid-19 vaccine for Malaysia.

The committee was under the Vaccine Supplies Access Guarantee Special Committee formed jointly between MOH along with the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (MOSTI).
“At the moment, some have completed their phase three, but they have got to submit their whole dossier, the data and everything. It’s so voluminous. Thousands of pages.

“But the one that they sent to the Food Development Authority (FDA) last Friday was only the interim analysis. This is Pfizer and Moderna is not there yet, and Pfizer decided to do the interim analysis after having like 194 events.

“Then from that analysis, you see whether it is effective or not. It’s just the way of the interim analysis, but in the interim analysis, it’s not just one aspect they look into. They need to look into a lot of other details,” he said.

Dr Hishamshah added Malaysia previously looked to benchmark foreign agencies, such as the FDA and the European Medicine Agency (EMA), when seeking vaccines.
“But of course, independently, the NPRA is going to look at assessing all of the documents and results, themselves, and they would refer to the expert panel,” he added, referring to the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency.

Dr Hishamshah said that MOH has also been trying to get the Covid-19 vaccine trials conducted here “since the early days.
“The problem with Malaysia is during the first and second wave, the attack rate was so low because the incidences of Covid-19 dropped down, so they were not interested at all,” he said, referring to pharmaceutical companies working on developing the said vaccine.

CNN reported that a final analysis of the Pfizer’s phase three coronavirus vaccine trial showed that it was 95 per cent effective in preventing infections, even in older adults, and caused no serious safety concerns.

Citing the company, the report said that Pfizer had counted 170 cases of coronavirus infection among volunteers who took part in its trial, adding that 162 infections were in people who got placebo, or plain saline shots, while eight cases were in participants who received its vaccine, which Pfizer claimed, worked out to 95 per cent efficacy rate.

Pfizer reportedly said that it will seek the US FDA to authorise for an emergency use of its vaccine “within days”, and that it would also be submitted its data to other regulatory agencies around the world.
Source: Malaysia awaiting Covid-19 vaccine trials data
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post Dec 2 2020, 07:35 PM

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https://www.google.com.my/amp/s/amp.theguar...r-use-in-the-uk

The UK has become the first western country to license a vaccine against Covid, opening the way for mass immunisation with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to begin next week for those most at risk.

The vaccine has been authorised for emergency use by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA), before decisions by the US and Europe. The MHRA was given power to approve the vaccine by the government under special regulations before 1 January, when it will become fully responsible for medicines authorisation in the UK after Brexit.
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post Dec 2 2020, 07:38 PM

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Good la , let the brits become guinea pig, hopefully everything okay
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post Dec 3 2020, 06:44 AM

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https://www.google.com.my/amp/s/amp.theguar...r-use-in-the-uk

The UK has become the first western country to license a vaccine against Covid, opening the way for mass immunisation with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to begin next week for those most at risk.

The vaccine has been authorised for emergency use by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA), before decisions by the US and Europe. The MHRA was given power to approve the vaccine by the government under special regulations before 1 January, when it will become fully responsible for medicines authorisation in the UK after Brexit.
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Misleading article again it’s the same as under Emergency Use Authorisation UK style for 800k selected healthcare and aged home populations rclxms.gif
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post Dec 3 2020, 09:14 AM

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the article clearly state U.K. approve the vaccine for emergency use
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post Dec 5 2020, 05:06 PM

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https://www.google.com.my/amp/s/www.dailyma...ansmission.html

Asked in a Dateline interview whether Pfizer's shot prevents transmission, CEO Albert Bourla said the firm is 'not certain about that'

Its shot was 95% effective at preventing COVID-19 in trials but the firm did not test whether participants spread the virus

It comes as Pfizer admitted it will not meet its goal of shipping 100 million doses of its vaccine by year-end will instead ship just 50 million globally
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post Dec 19 2020, 03:09 PM

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https://www.google.com.my/amp/s/www.bloombe...-early-february

China has kickstarted an ambitious effort to inoculate 50 million people against Covid-19 ahead of the Lunar New Year, using locally developed shots that are moving closer to getting regulatory approval.

The launch will focus on giving Chinese-made vaccines to key groups including hospital, police, airport and customs staff, as well as utility workers, according to people familiar with the matter, who declined to be identified as the discussions are private.

A total of 50 million will receive their first dose before Jan. 15 and the second shot by Feb. 5, in an attempt to pre-empt outbreaks before and during New Year celebrations, one of the people said.

The weeklong holiday, which begins Feb. 11, typically sees hundreds of millions of Chinese travel across country for family reunions, raising the risk for increased transmission of Covid-19.

While the people didn’t name the domestic vaccines involved, the rollout comes as the country’s drug regulator is expected to sign off on shots made by state-owned China National Biotec Group Co. and Sinovac Biotech Ltd. for general use.

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post Dec 19 2020, 04:46 PM

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https://www.utusan.com.my/berita/2020/12/ma...vaksin-covid-19

SIMPANG RENGGAM : Selepas Pfizer dan COVAX, kerajaan Malaysia akan memeterai satu lagi perjanjian bersama pihak pembekal dari United Kingdom (UK), AstraZeneca-Oxford berhubung pembelian vaksin Covid-19.

Menteri Kesihatan, Datuk Seri Dr. Adham Baba berkata, perjanjian itu akan dimeterai pada Isnin ini dan dijangka boleh memenuhi keperluan imunisasi untuk 20 peratus rakyat Malaysia.

Katanya, perkembangan itu menyaksikan negara kini mempunyai 50 peratus keperluan vaksin menerusi dua perjanjian dimeterai dengan beberapa pihak sebelum ini.

“Sebelum ini, kita telah menandatangani perjanjian bersama syarikat farmaseutikal, Pfizer untuk keperluan 20 peratus manakala COVAX pula untuk 10 peratus.

“Oleh demikian, kita perlu lagi 20 peratus untuk memenuhi keperluan 70 peratus vaksin rakyat Malaysia. Oleh itu, kita sedang meneliti untuk menarik lagi pengeluar vaksin bagi mencukupkan keperluan ini,” katanya.
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post Dec 20 2020, 10:09 AM

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Coronavirus vaccines will save 2021? Not so fast, here’s what the experts think

We tend to trust the government and do what they say. We have seen the dire outcomes of poor leadership in the US, where leaders have peddled unscientific theories, miracle cures and actively discouraged good public health management, while basic public health measures such as masks and vaccines have been politicised.
A final point, as someone who has worked in the pandemic field for 28 years, is that I believe we have seen a gradual hijacking of pandemic planning and expert groups around the world since the 2009 swine flu pandemic by people without the requisite qualifications or knowledge of public health epidemic control.
When people with some relevant knowledge in infectious diseases but no understanding of epidemic control fill these expert committees, it’s a bit like putting an air traffic controller in charge of flying the plane.
This has resulted in unscientific theories and poor management being pushed in many countries by supposed expert groups – such as the herd immunity by natural infection theory, which seems to have started in Britain. Just like aviation, health is a vast field.
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-envir...t-so-fast-heres

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Malaysia gov should test it rigorously and check whether the vaccine halal or not..

These MRna vaccine and the biotech firm are own by jewish....should boycott. Malaysia should hv capabilities to develop own vaccine


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post Dec 20 2020, 02:06 PM

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QUOTE(Happy360 @ Dec 20 2020, 11:19 AM)
Malaysia gov should test it rigorously and check whether the vaccine halal or not.. 

These MRna vaccine and the biotech firm are own by jewish....should boycott.  Malaysia should hv capabilities to develop own vaccine
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Good luck on that as there’s no such thing as halal vaccine during pandemic rclxms.gif
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post Dec 30 2020, 09:12 AM

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https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/heal...lthcare-workers

Exercise to kick off at NCID; those at public healthcare institutions, private hospitals to get inoculated next

Healthcare workers will be the first here to get vaccinated against Covid-19, as Singapore's exercise begins today at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID).

More healthcare institutions will follow in the coming weeks, with public healthcare institutions and private hospitals to arrange for their staff to be vaccinated progressively within their premises.

Elderly people aged 70 and above will get the vaccine shots from next February.
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Singapore today, Msia when lar??

our Minister jatuh basikal masuk hospital pulak
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post Dec 30 2020, 09:55 AM

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QUOTE(enterthefatdragon @ Dec 30 2020, 09:50 AM)
Singapore today, Msia when lar??

our Minister jatuh basikal masuk hospital pulak
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Feb/ March
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post Dec 30 2020, 10:23 AM

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Feb/ March
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High unlikely March due to working paper hadn’t finished to propose yet

Coupled with production and logistical issue in Malaysia high unlikely will receive 1 million dosage by then

Approval from NPRA will take at least 45 days the fastest from 90 days so no doubt useless Prayer Minister will receive his shots on RTM by at least Mid May rclxms.gif
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QUOTE(xander83 @ Dec 30 2020, 10:23 AM)
High unlikely March due to working paper hadn’t finished to propose yet

Coupled with production and logistical issue in Malaysia high unlikely will receive 1 million dosage by then

Approval from NPRA will take at least 45 days the fastest from 90 days so no doubt useless Prayer Minister will receive his shots on RTM by at least Mid May  rclxms.gif
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moo moo should nominate u as malaysia health minister
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post Dec 30 2020, 10:37 AM

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QUOTE(bcombat @ Dec 30 2020, 10:32 AM)
moo moo should nominate u as malaysia health minister
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If he was smart enough he would have just remain the health Minister as the same for Dr Dzukelfy from Amanah hence reduce tensions from Opposition

Vaccination announcement was just to drum out support for election coming soon to your nearest polling station

Malaysia still not mature enough to move beyond racial and party politics hence it will never grow to 1st world within this century and it willing be stuck until 2100s rclxms.gif

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