Health Ministry looking to evaluate Pfizer vax within 90 days


PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry will be looking to speed up its process of evaluating Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine and completing its dossier in less than 90 days.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said on Wednesday (Dec 23) that the government could grant the American pharmaceutical company a conditional registration, which would require the firm to submit all latest data of the vaccine’s development when available.

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