Covid-19: No plans yet to mix vaccines due to lack of data, says Health DG


PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Health Ministry does not plan to mix and match Covid-19 vaccines due to lack of adequate data on the matter, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The Health director-general said so far, the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) has not received any data, reports or evidence from vaccine companies on how vaccine mixtures can successfully control Covid-19 infection.

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