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Pharmaniaga MD Datuk Zulkarnain Md Eusope said the target would also help meet the government’s expectation that Pharmaniaga would be able to produce two million doses of the Sinovac vaccine every month to ensure a stable supply in Malaysia. China Daily pic via Reuters
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 Almost one million doses of the Sinovac vaccine from China are expected to be administered by the end of April, says Pharmaniaga Berhad (Pharmaniaga) managing director Datuk Zulkarnain Md Eusope.
He said this would be possible after the batch manufacturing process validation (PV) data and vaccine stability study data could be provided by mid-April to complete the registration application before it is approved by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Division (NPRA).
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East coast records lowest vaccination registration numbers
March 15, 2021
Kelantan MB, Dato Ahmad Yakob proudly holds a placard announcing his vaccinated state, after he was inoculated earlier this month.
KUALA NERUS – The east coast states have recorded the lowest registration percentage for the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme in the Peninsula, said Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Ahmad Amzad Hashim.
He said based on the record as at yesterday, Kelantan recorded the lowest number of registrations with only 11.8 per cent of the state’s population registered for the vaccination exercise using the MySejahtera application.
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“Terengganu and Pahang, on the other hand, only recorded 16.3 per cent and 17.1 per cent of the states’ population respectively, registered to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.