Khairy Jamaluddin says JKJAV will review applications for shorter dosage intervals of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine on a case-by-case basis such as for students studying abroad.
We urge the Prime Minister to reconvene Parliament to allow important decisions on the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) to be debated and scrutinised.
Khairy Jamaluddin says the Pahang government decided to vaccinate hospitality staff before JKJAV revised its advisory to include people aged 60 and above for Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine.
Family doctors say Covid-19 inoculation is just like any other vaccines that they usually administer, hence there is no need to impose conditions on GPs for the Covid-19 vaccination programme.
The risk of serious adverse reactions of vaccination is much lower than the risk of serious disease or even death as a result of infection with Covid-19.
Pahang SDMC’s claim contradicts the federal JKJAV and NPRA’s recommendation that Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective for adults aged 18 and above, including the elderly.