CoronaVac approved for younger children


KUALA LUMPUR: The CoronaVac Suspension for Injection Covid-19 Vaccine (Vero Cell) Inactivated has been approved for children aged five to 11, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

He announced conditional registration approval was agreed to by the Drug Control Authority (DCA) at its meeting yesterday.

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