Sirim to help in development of Covid-19 vaccines

Ahmad Sabirin (left) and Ahmad Tajuddin (third from left) at the drive-through vaccination at Sirim headquarters in Shah Alam. ─ CHAN TAK KONG/The Star

SHAH ALAM (Bernama): Sirim Bhd will cooperate with local institutions on studies during the preliminary stages of Covid-19 vaccine development in Malaysia, said Sirim group president and chief executive officer Datuk Dr Ahmad Sabirin Arshad.

Ahmad Sabirin said the three institutes involved were the Institute of Medical Research (IMR), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and the Veterinary Research Institute in Ipoh, Perak, and that Sirim would help carry out testing for the vaccine produced.