AstraZeneca succeeds in striking out suit over Covid-19 vaccine effects

KUALA LUMPUR: AstraZeneca Sdn Bhd has succeeded in its bid to strike out a suit filed against it by 12 individuals involving claims of side effects from the Covid-19 vaccine, which allegedly caused serious consequences, including death.

High Court judge Dr Suzana Muhamad Said allowed the application of AstraZeneca as the seventh defendant to quash the suit, which was filed last year.