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KUALA LUMPUR: In a step to reduce its reliance on imported vaccines, the Malaysian government is aiming to produce its first human vaccine by 2028. The first vaccine to be produced will be 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate, known as PCV13, according to a report by The Star. It is administered through an injection and protects against 13 strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria and prevents severe illnesses like pneumonia, meningitis, sepsis, blood infections and ear and sinus infection, according to the United States’ National Cancer Institute. Malaysia’s Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang said in an interview with The Star published on Saturday…
BANGKOK: Thailand’s government said on Friday (Jul 24) it will revise and scale down an…
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s president, a close ally of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned from the…
MANILA: ASEAN foreign ministers hailed “significant progress” in negotiations on the long-awaited Code of Conduct…
Existing policies on patented and branded drugs remain unchanged after major global drugmakers secured exemptions…
SEOUL: A South Korean court ordered an AI chip-manufacturing tycoon on Friday (Jul 24) to…
BEIJING: Beijing condemned fresh US tariffs imposed on China and 59 other countries over alleged…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s ambassador to the United States was summoned by the US State Department…
Jana Nayagan was released on Thursday (Jul 23) and drew huge crowds and celebrations across…
DELHI METRO SHUTS STATIONS AGAINThe protests by the CJP began as an online satire and…
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ROAD AHEAD UNCERTAINYet Naypyidaw is also sending mixed signals.Earlier this month, Myanmar’s parliament passed a…
PROTESTERS REJECT MODI’S SPECIAL COURTS PROPOSALEarlier on Thursday, Modi said that special courts would be…
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