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.
Malaysia has so far received about 1.94 million vaccine doses, of which 71% have been administered, while 139,010 Pfizer doses will be delivered to Malaysia between today and April 30.
People aged 18 and above living in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor will soon be able to book their appointment date and time to get AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine on a first-come, first-served basis.
People who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, however, are still recommended to wear a face mask in indoor public settings, or when gathering indoors with unvaccinated people from more than one other household.
Weekly Covid-19 vaccine registrations dropped nearly fourfold from 992,805 registrations in the week of March 23-29 to 254,069 registrations in the week of April 20-26.
Tengku Zafrul says the RM5 billion allocation for Covid-19 vaccination from KWAN funds includes securing additional vaccine stocks to cover 120% of the population, up from 80%.