China-made Sinovac jab a shot in the arm for Malaysia’s coronavirus vaccination programme, minister says

The head of Malaysia’s Covid-19 vaccination programme, Khairy Jamaluddin – who on Thursday became the first person in the country to receive the Sinovac inoculation – has stressed that domestic trials showed the China-made vaccine was “safe and good”. The minister for science, technology and innovation had earlier turned down the opportunity to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, saying he wanted to receive the Chinese-made alternative so as to allay concerns among citizens about its efficacy…

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