KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia, which is negotiating supplies of a COVID-19 vaccine with China's Sinovac Biotech, will only go ahead with procureme.
Published on: Wednesday, January 13, 2021
By: Bernama
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Kuala Lumpur: The Government is paying less for the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac of China as the bottling process will be carried out in Malaysia, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin
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He said Pharmaniaga Bhd would be overseeing the bottling process for the vaccine, which is expected to be ready for distribution by the end of March.
“I reiterate that the cost of this vaccine is cheaper as it will be bottled here and not in China; if (bottled) in China the cost is much higher.
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“Pharmaniaga has been entrusted with the task of overseeing the bottling process and the cost was presented to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and they have agreed to the price mentioned,” he told reporters after attending a ceremony for signing an agreement between Pharmaniaga and Sinovac for bulk supply of the vaccine.
Malaysia, which is negotiating supplies of a Covid-19 vaccine with China's Sinovac Biotech, will only go ahead with procurement if it satisfies the safety and efficacy standards of local regulators, a minister said on Wednesday.
Malaysia, which is negotiating supplies of a COVID-19 vaccine with China's Sinovac Biotech, will only go ahead with procurement if it satisfies the safety and efficacy standards of local regulators, a minister said on Wednesday.
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia, which is negotiating supplies of a COVID-19 vaccine with China s Sinovac Biotech, will only go ahead with procurement if it satisfies the safety and efficacy standards of local regulators, a minister said on Wednesday. Brazil has triggered concerns over Sinovac s vaccine, after clinical trials found that it was only 50.4% effective at preventing symptomatic infections. The findings were released just as Indonesia rolled out one of the world s biggest coronavirus vaccination campaigns on Wednesday, with President Joko Widodo being the first to be inoculated with Sinovac s CoronaVac vaccine. Malaysia will first review Sinovac s clinical data before deciding, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said on Twitter. If we are not satisfied with the safety and efficacy, we will not go through with the procurement, Khairy said. On Tuesday, Malaysia s Pharmaniaga Bhd signed a deal with Sinovac to purchase 14 million doses of COVID-19 va