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BY YISWAREE PALANSAMY
A health worker loads a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioTech Covid-19 vaccine at the UiTM Hospital in Sungai Buloh March 2, 2021. ― Picture by Hari Anggara
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today said that there is no data yet to support the need for a third booster shot, to combat the Covid-19 infection.
In a press conference today, Khairy, who also leads the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP), was asked about recent remarks by the chief executive of pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, who said that a third dose of his company’s vaccine may likely be needed within six to 12 months after both doses are received.
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