The ceiling retail prices of RM77 and RM61 per dose for Sinovac and Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines respectively exclude charges for services and disposable equipment in private health care facilities.
As of 11 Jan, 48% of some 10 million people in Malaysia double-vaxxed with Sinovac have not gotten a third Covid vaccine jab, 10 weeks before their MySJ fully vax status lapses.
Sinovac vaccine recipients aged 18 and above and individuals aged 60 and older, regardless of the type of primary vaccination, must get Covid-19 booster shots by Feb 2022 to maintain fully vaccinated status on MySejahtera.
ProtectHealth Corporation clarifies that Sinovac booster vaccines offered under PICK to certain individuals are free and that it does not monitor private sales of Sinovac.
According to a PAC report, Pharmaniaga only delivered two million of four million Sinovac vaccine doses via fill-and-finish promised from April to June.
Local study RECoVaM shows waning immunity from Sinovac’s vaccine, whose efficacy drops to 28% against both Covid-19 infection and ICU admission in 3-5 months after completing vaccination.