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Close watch: Dr Noor Hisham and Tuaran Hospital director Dr G. Mohan Gopal Naidoo (left) looking on as a nurse gets a vaccine jab during a visit to a Covid-19 vaccination centre in Tuaran. Bernama
KOTA KINABALU: The Health Ministry will continue with plans to use the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine as the benefits outweigh the reported adverse effects, says director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He was responding to Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s announcement that the Special Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Committee would decide on the use of the vaccine tomorrow following reports of blood clots.
ISKANDAR PUTERI: Malaysia will make a decision on the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine tomorrow (April 6), but says it has a back-up plan in case it needs to defer its use.
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the Special Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Committee would decide on the use of the vaccine.
“We will receive reports from a group of experts on the latest developments related to the vaccine as there are several cases being reported by the media, as well as those from Britain’s regulatory body on blood clots. We will look at the data available.
“However, I would like to assure the public that there is no need to worry because while we have approved AstraZeneca, Malaysia has yet to receive any delivery, ” he said after a meeting with Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad at Kota Iskandar here yesterday.The government, Khairy added, had ordered about 6.4 million doses of AstraZeneca with another 1.4 million doses through the Covax facility
SINGAPORE - The Johor state government will roll out a Covid-19 vaccination app aimed at Malaysians who commute between Malaysia and Singapore. Johor Menteri Besar Hasni Mohammad said in a Facebook post on Sunday (April 4) that for a start, 100,000 people are recommended to register for their vaccination through the ImmuPlan Johor app. "Any updates will be announced from.
SINGAPORE - The Johor state government will roll out a Covid-19 vaccination app aimed at Malaysians who commute between Malaysia and Singapore.
Johor Menteri Besar Hasni Mohammad said in a Facebook post on Sunday (April 4) that for a start, 100,000 people are recommended to register for their vaccination through the ImmuPlan Johor app. Any updates will be announced from time to time, he said. I hoped this will help in the efforts to reopen the Malaysia-Singapore border and restore Johor s economic prowess.
He said this after receiving a visit from Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin on Sunday afternoon. Mr Khairy is also the Coordinating Minister for Malaysia s National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.