Pharmaniaga inks local manufacturing deal with Sinovac Biotech

A health worker shows a vial of Sinovac Biotech’s Coronavac during the vaccination of Philippine military at the national headquarters of the Philippine Army in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Tuesday (March 2, 2021). - Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR: Pharmaniaga Bhd has signed a local manufacturing agreement with China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd's subsidiary for the purchase of ready-to-fill bulk product of Covid-19 vaccine.

The company said on Monday its unit Pharmaniaga Lifescience Sdn Bhd (PLS) and Sinovac Life Sciences Co. Ltd had entered into the agreement on March 12 for the manufacturing of the vaccine by PLS.