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Malaysia deliberating over use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after EU findings
A medical worker receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot at Kuala Lumpur Hospital on Mar 1, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Lim Huey Teng)
08 Apr 2021 11:32AM (Updated:
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is deliberating whether to proceed with using the AstraZeneca vaccine for its national COVID-19 immunisation programme, following the European Medicines Agency s (EMA) review.
Coordinating Minister for the Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin on Thursday (Apr 8) said Malaysia has taken note of EMA’s announcement and that the vaccination committee will deliberate on the matter.