Benefits of AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh adverse effects, says Health DG


KOTA KINABALU: The Health Ministry will continue to use the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine as the benefits outweigh the reported adverse effects, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

"It will continue, there is no reason why we should stop it," said the Health director-general.

He was asked about Malaysia’s plan to decide on the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine following cases of blood clots and deaths in the United Kingdom.

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