Covid-19: CoronaVac vaccine for kids unable to receive Comirnaty, says Health Ministry


PETALING JAYA: Children aged five to 11 who are unable to receive the Comirnaty vaccine for health reasons will be offered the CoronaVac vaccine, says the Health Ministry.

“Parents who do not want their children to get the Comirnaty vaccine (from Pfizer-BioNTech) can opt to give the CoronaVac vaccine to their children as well,'' said Deputy Health Minister Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali on Sunday (March 6).

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