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Adults may avail themselves of this vaccine from all health centres from Monday to Friday between 10am and 5pm.

27,300 doses of respiratory system infections preventive vaccine administered

Eligibility for Prevenar 20 is free and now widened to people suffering from other chronic conditions

April 6, 2025| Press Release

A nurse administers a vaccine. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Influenza, COVID-19 and PCV 20 vaccine campaigns to begin on October 21

Free vaccinations to be offered at public health centres

October 9, 2024| Times of Malta

The man was able to secure so many jabs by visiting different vaccination stations. File photo: AFP

Man given 217 Covid jabs reports no side effects

Researchers say German man is possibly 'the most vaccinated person in history'

March 6, 2024| AFP

The jabs are being made available, for free, from all health centres and community clinics. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Public being offered COVID booster jab to beat new variant

Influenza shots also being offered

September 26, 2023| Giulia Magri

The ICECAP technology can keep a backpack-sized container at -40°C for at least half a day. Photo: University of Malta

Maltese engineers develop prototype medical transporter

Battery-powered device designed to keep payload at -40°C for half a day

January 7, 2023| Jessica Arena

Health Minister Chris Fearne showing journalists the invitation 12-year-old boys will receive for the HPV vaccine. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Boys are now eligible for the HPV vaccine at age 12

'Catch-up' programme will open for all boys born after 2000 to get vaccinated

January 4, 2023| Giulia Magri

120,000 flu and Omicron vaccines administered in past two months

Minister says influenza season has arrived and urges the public to take the jabs

December 14, 2022| Times of Malta

Most of these respiratory infections are due to adenoviruses but are affecting the younger age group, 5 and under, Mater Dei said. Photo: Shutterstock.com

Spike in children treated for respiratory infections, hospitalisations up

Paediatricians link rise in infections to eased measures, increase in socialising

November 13, 2022| Giulia Magri

People are being urged to take the latest Covid and flu jabs together.

60% took new COVID vaccine with the flu jab in past two weeks

Jabs now available to all at health centres

October 31, 2022| Times of Malta

The vaccines are being given at community clinics. File photo

Close to 4,000 flu/COVID vaccines given on Monday

The jabs are available at community clinics

October 18, 2022| Times of Malta

A man is inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: AFP

Preparing for the next pandemic, together – Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando

Regional production hubs for vaccines should make us better prepared

August 20, 2022| Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando

The WHO says monkeypox infecting dogs is 'not unusual' or 'unexpected'. Photo: AFP

WHO urges caution after dog catches monkeypox

The World Health Organisation called Wednesday for people infected with monkeypox to avoid exposing animals to the virus following a first reported case of human-to-dog transmission. A first case of human-to-dog transmission of monkeypox - between two...

August 17, 2022| AFP

Monkeypox vaccine arrives in Malta

It will be offered to primary contacts free of charge

August 16, 2022| Mark Laurence Zammit

The UK is the first country in the world to authorise an omicron booster vaccination. Photo: AFP

UK clears new COVID vaccine targeting Omicron variant

Jab set to be available in time for autumn

August 15, 2022| AFP

Syringes to be used for vaccination. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Over 80s to be offered second COVID vaccine booster

Campaign to begin on Easter Monday, with no impact on vaccine certificates

April 6, 2022| Times of Malta

Booster doses are available for all residents aged 18 and older, with vaccination open to residents aged older than five. File photo: Times of Malta

COVID spike continues: 375 new cases, two deaths as hospital numbers rise

63 people with COVID are at Mater Dei

March 23, 2022| Times of Malta

Travellers entering Malta must currently show a valid vaccination certificate to enter without having to quarantine.

Vaccine travel rules could be relaxed to allow entry with COVID test

Fearne says EU talks underway, as MIA boss slams overly stringent rules

March 16, 2022| Bertrand Borg

Countries, especially in Europe, have invested in immune capital either through infection or vaccination, meaning more people are becoming immune to the virus, says epidemiologist Neville Calleja on March 6, two years from when the first case of the virus was detected in Malta. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Two years of COVID: ‘We’re stable but it’s not the end of the pandemic’

The first case of the virus in Malta was detected on March 6, 2020

March 6, 2022| Claire Farrugia

The vaccine is only offered free to girls so far. Photo: Shutterstock.com

Promise of HPV vaccine for 12-year-old boys

Health Ministry says work under way to procure additional doses

March 1, 2022| Sarah Carabott

Girls are offered free HPV vaccines in Malta but boys are not.

Boys still miss out on free HPV anti-cancer jab

The jab is given free to girls

February 14, 2022| Sarah Carabott

Vaccination had prevented more than 850 deaths in Malta among over 60s by November 2021, the WHO concluded. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Half of COVID deaths in over 60s came from tiny share without vaccine booster

Charmaine Gauci reveals statistics as she urges elderly to get protected

February 9, 2022| Times of Malta

One man dies while COVID positive, 214 new cases recorded

Five people with COVID are in ITU

February 4, 2022| Times of Malta

AFP file photo of a protest against COVID measures in Italy.

Italy PM lifts some COVID measures, vows further reopening

Italy's government decided Wednesday to ease several anti-COVID restrictions, including for schools, as Prime Minister Mario Draghi promised to "continue to advance on this path of reopening". Among the changes announced was the end of distance...

February 2, 2022| AFP

'Stealth Omicron' spreads more than original strain: study

Those who received booster jab are much less likely to catch the strain

January 31, 2022| AFP

Pharmacies open today – January 30, 2022

9am to noon

January 30, 2022| Times of Malta

Ursula von der Leyen was told to look for the text messages and make them public. Photo: AFP

EU Commission president told to look for her text messages to Pfizer CEO

Ursula von der Leyen rebuked by EU ombudsman

January 29, 2022| AFP

A spokeswoman for Brigham and Women's Hospital confirmed in a statement to AFP that vaccination against the coronavirus is "required" for organ transplant recipients there. Photo: AFP

Boston hospital refuses heart transplant to unvaccinated patient

A hospital in Boston refused to perform a heart transplant on a patient who had not been vaccinated for COVID-19, US television media reported Wednesday. A spokeswoman for Brigham and Women's Hospital confirmed in a statement to AFP that vaccination...

January 27, 2022| AFP

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