Astrazeneca recipients urged to get other vaccine brand as booster shot
The comments, by an infectious disease expert, comes amid concern of a possible drop in efficacy if the same brand is used
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Alpha Covid variant detected in dogs, cats with severe myocarditis
UK scientists reported for the first infection spreading from the Alpha variant in cats and dogs
India reopens to foreign tourism after 20-month pandemic closure
Since last month tourists on chartered flights were granted entry and Indian authorities expanded that to arrivals on commercial flights from today (Nov 15)
Start of Malaysia’s international bubble today a lifeline
The entry of foreign tourists, the first since borders closed almost two years ago, is taking place amid warnings that Covid-19 cases may rise again
Health workers’ strike over workload averted, but protest to continue
Hundreds of health workers will stage a protest rally Thursday
How Molnupiravir differs from Pfizer’s Paxilovid pills
Both drugs work on reducing the viral load in the body, though Paxilovid has to be used in combination with another antiviral drug, Ritonavir
Viet Nam to resume flights to 15 countries in first quarter of 2022
Travellers from countries that have a higher vaccine coverage than Viet Nam will be allowed to enter in the first phase
Covid-19 patients who choose not to be vaccinated have to foot own medical bills from Dec 8
The change comes as those who are unvaccinated make up the majority of patients who require intensive inpatient care
Malaysia-Singapore border to reopen with KLIA-Changi special travel lane from Nov 29
The two Prime Ministers recognised that Covid-19 had disrupted people-to-people connections between the two countries and separated families for many months
The era of anti-COVID pills begins
US pharma giants Merck and Pfizer have announced encouraging results for oral drugs, while an anti-depressant has also shown promise