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PARLIAMENT | 'Important to receive training from global vaccine producers.'

UPDATED 1.08PM | Committee finds irregularities in govt procurements during the height of Covid-19.

Plans for country to be vaccine producing hub in 10 years.

Karikó and Weissman were colleagues at University of Pennsylvania.

This is to eliminate cervical cancer. 

'Covid will circulate during upcoming autumn and winter season.'

The vaccine will protect newborn babies from pertussis infection.

Pregnant women, elderly, and children are high-risk groups for influenza.

Newest vaccine targets the XBB.1.5 subvariant.

XBB and its offshoots now account for most US infections.

UPDATED 3.07PM | PARLIAMENT | It was a 'life-and-death issue,' says deputy minister.

Original vaccines produce undetectable levels of neutralising antibodies against new variants.

Govt waiting for greenlight on procurement agreement with Pfizer.

Expired vaccines may be ineffective against new Covid variants.

This is to protect babies until they complete primary vaccine series - Zaliha.

The investment aims to provide better protection from coronaviruses.

Breakthrough vaccine lacks domestic buzz as Chinese focus on economy.

Boosters target those 65 and above and immunocompromised.

PARLIAMENT | Wong says ministry overuses NDA reason to avoid giving real figure.

Worried new variants emerge, nobody knows, Balachandran says.

This is due mainly to slow-moving Covid-19 vaccine stock.

I’ll meet them in a few weeks’ time, she says. 

Ex-PAC chief says this upon Khairy's declaration 'procurement in order'.

UPDATED 8PM | Some issues touch on compliance and management, PM says.