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PUTRAJAYA: Community pharmacists are now included in the list of frontliners who will be vaccinated under the first phase of the National Covid-19 Imm.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The government has to release pharmacovigilance reports on the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to increase public confidence to take the vaccine.
Malaysian Pharmacists Society (MPS) president Amrahi Buang, in a statement today, said that the pharmacovigilance reports, especially on the adverse event following immunisation (AEFI), should be done periodically every week.
“If there are severe side effects, the government needs to stop the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme temporarily. This AEFI report is much needed to convince the people that the vaccine (used for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme) is safe and effective.