Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman also urges recipients of Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine to get a 3rd jab, saying Sinovac is a 3-dose vaccine and the 4th dose is a booster, whereas an mRNA vaccine is a 2-dose vaccine.
All fake Covid-19 vaccine certs so far come from the private-purchase programme that sells Sinovac and Sinopharm, indicating most of the forged certs are likely for booster shots.
From March 1, triple-vax close contacts who received first two Sinovac doses and seniors aged 60 and older must self-isolate for 7 days, compared to 5 days for others with three doses.
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.
The Pakatan Harapan Covid-19 vaccination committee says state governments and private health care providers should be allowed to procure their own Covid-19 vaccine supply and inoculate paying customers.
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.
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.