Covid-19: Sinovac vaccine now allowed for kids aged five to 11, says Health DG


KUALA LUMPUR: The use of CoronaVac Suspension for Injection Covid-19 Vaccine (Vero Cell), Inactivated produced by Sinovac Life Sciences Co Ltd, China and Pharmaniaga Lifescience Sdn Bhd, Malaysia for children aged five to 11 is allowed.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced the conditional registration approval was agreed by the Drug Control Authority (DCA) in its 370th meeting Thursday (March 3).

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