KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,019,609 children aged between five and 11, or 28.7% of the population, have completed their vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children. According to the CovidNow website, a total of 1,617,807 children or 45.5% have received at least one dose, Bernama reported. For adolescents aged between 12 and 17, a total of … [Read more...] about More than a million children fully vaxxed
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Covid-19: Almost 30pc of children in Malaysia fully vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,058,626 children aged five to 11 years, or 29.8 per cent of their population in Malaysia have completed their vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of Sunday (May 15). According to the CovidNow website, a total of 1,644,027 children in the same age group, or 46.3 per cent, have received at least one … [Read more...] about Covid-19: Almost 30pc of children in Malaysia fully vaccinated
Longer leave moulds better family relations for long-term benefits
PETALING JAYA: Seven days of paternity leave is just not good enough, say experts. They said the acceptable period would be at least two weeks, with one even calling for unpaid leave to be mandated. Marriage and family therapist Charis Wong said the seven-day paternity leave under the latest revision to the Employment Act is inadequate as mothers need more support. “To … [Read more...] about Longer leave moulds better family relations for long-term benefits
S’porean, 29, living with ‘unseen’ rare incurable disease that will eventually render her paralysed
It takes two whole hours after I first met Emily Ho before the extent of her illness becomes clear. On a sweltering Saturday afternoon, we’d met at the void deck of the Bedok HDB block that Ho lives in with her parents and sister, and for the better part of 120 minutes, the 29-year-old shared with me what it was like to live with a rare genetic disorder called Pompe disease. … [Read more...] about S’porean, 29, living with ‘unseen’ rare incurable disease that will eventually render her paralysed
US expert panel backs Covid-19 boosters for children 5 to 11
WASHINGTON - An advisory panel to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday (May 19) voted to recommend Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for children ages 5 to 11, at least five months after completing their primary vaccination course. The advisers considered data from the CDC that showed protection from the initial two shots starts to wane over time, … [Read more...] about US expert panel backs Covid-19 boosters for children 5 to 11