Thorough vetting to ensure Covid-19 vaccine adheres to National Immunisation Programme policies, says Health Minister

FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry will check all Covid-19 vaccine candidates carefully to ensure that the vaccines used in the country adhere to the National Immunisation Programme policies, the Parliament heard.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said based on the figures from the World Health Organisation (WHO), a total of 155 types of vaccines are still at the pre-clinical testing stage while 47 more are still under clinical trials as of Nov 3.