Govt approves Pfizer jabs for 12-year-olds and above, CanSino and Johnson & Johnson vaccines get conditional registration, says Health DG


PETALING JAYA: The Drug Control Authority (DCA) of Malaysia has approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for those aged 12 and above, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The Health director-general also said that they gave conditional registration for the emergency use of the CanSino and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, both which only require one dose.

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