Sinopharm and Johnson & Johnson vaccines get conditional approval for use in Malaysia


PETALING JAYA: The Sinopharm and Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines have been granted conditional approval for use in the country’s National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, says the Health Ministry.

In a statement, the ministry said the Drug Control Authority (DCA) made the decision at a meeting on Friday (July 16).

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