Covid-19: NPRA says only one adverse event report among children after vaccination is serious


PETALING JAYA: The National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) says 57 from a total of 58 adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) reports involving children between the ages of five and 11 it receives as of Monday (Feb 21) were not serious.

NPRA director Dr Roshayati Mohamad Sani said the patient with the serious condition was hospitalised and had since been discharged.

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