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KJ: Shorter Wait For Pfizer, AZ Boosters

Dec 28, 2021

KJ: Shorter wait for Pfizer, AZ boosters

Recipients of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have had their wait to get booster shots reduced by half. 

The Health Minister says now, they'll only have to wait for 3 months, to help stop the spread of new variants. 

Khairy Jamaluddin says this puts them on par with Sinovac recipients. 

He adds that this is in line with recommendations from health experts in the UK, Canada and Australia.

Priority will be given to the elderly and those with comorbidities. 
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Floods: Only a handfull of areas yet to get their electricity back

TNB says it has restored electricity supply to over 800 flood hit areas in Selangor, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan and KL.

Electricity to 28 other areas remains disrupted, due to safety concerns.

Meanwhile, the number of flood victims at temporary shelters has continued to drop, with only 14 thousand evacuees remaining in 5 states. 

Pahang, has the highest number of evacuees, at 8 thousand, ahead of Selangor, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan and Melaka.