Sinovac for 3-year-olds? Hong Kong parents should have BioNTech option as well, pharmacists group chief says

Hong Kong parents should also have the option of BioNTech jabs for their younger children, the head of the city's pharmacists association has suggested ahead of a Monday (Nov 15) meeting expected to determine if children as young as three will be allowed to take the Sinovac vaccine. Sinovac's mainland Chinese manufacturer last month applied to...

Entrepreneurs seek a plant-based slice of Southeast Asia’s $811 billion pie

The Covid-19 pandemic and heightened climate concerns have accelerated demand for environmentally-friendly alternative protein, and mission-driven Southeast Asian impact entrepreneurs are increasingly eager to tap into the market, and take a slice of the region's US$600 billion (S$811 billion) food spending. Indonesia's Helga Angelina Tjahjadi is one of them. She was 15 years old when she...

‘No words’: As Covid-19 travel ban lifts, a grandmother meets her grandson

Bhavna Patel (right) and her daughter Bindiya Patel (left), who are due to fly to New York to reunite with family following the relaxing of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) travel restrictions, pose at their home in Croydon, Britain on Nov 5, 2021.Reuters Tears flowed, airline officials applauded, and cameras flashed as one-year-old Kai Patel met his...

The United States Opens Its Borders To Fully Vaccinated Travellers Without Quarantine

More countries are reopening their borders to international tourists following the progress of the worldwide vaccination rates.  After shutting its border closed for nearly 20 months, the United States of America (USA) has now opened its door to international travellers, including from Malaysia. Of course, you have to be fully vaccinated to travel abroad. According to BFM News, The US Embassy in...

Pfizer says Covid-19 pill Paxlovid cuts hospitalisation and deaths by 89%

Syringe and vial are seen in front of displayed new Pfizer logo in this illustration taken, on June 24, 2021.Reuters A trial of Pfizer’s experimental antiviral pill for Covid-19 was stopped early after the drug was shown to cut by 89 per cent the chances of hospitalisation or death for adults at risk of developing severe disease, the...

Japan has zero daily Covid-19 deaths for first time in 15 months: Media

The country has had more than 18,000 deaths from the disease during the course of the pandemic.Reuters file Japan recorded no daily deaths from Covid-19 for the first time in more than a year on Sunday (Nov 7), according to local media. Prior to Sunday, there hadn't been a day without a Covid-19 death since Aug 2,...

“Karen” From Dior KLCC Urges Malaysians To “Open Your Eyes” About One’s Freedom & Rights

If you thought the “Karen” issue was over, you thought wrong. On 27th October, a video of a maskless woman being denied entry into Suria KLCC’s Dior went viral. The woman, nicknamed “Karen” for the way she behaved, was later fined RM3000 for her actions. However, it seems people have risen in support of her on Twitter. Twitter...

China says US Covid origins report is without credibility

The P4 laboratory of Wuhan Institute of Virology is seen behind a fence during the visit by the World Health Organisation (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Wuhan, Hubei province, China on Feb 3, 2021.Reuters file A declassified US intelligence report saying it was plausible that the Covid-19 pandemic...

Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine highly protective in 12-18 age group: US CDC study

The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is authorised for children as young as 12, and the companies are seeking authorisation for use in those as young as five years of age.Reuters WASHINGTON - The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine was 93 per cent effective in preventing hospitalisations among those aged 12 to 18, according to an analysis released by the US Centres...

Coachella & Stagecoach Will Not Require Proof of COVID Vaccination for 2022 Festivals

INDIO, CA - APRIL 13: General view of the atmosphere during day 2 of the 2013 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 13, 2013 in Indio, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella) Coachella and Stagecoach have made some big changes to their upcoming music festivals amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On Tuesday (October...