Govt has communicated with 10 Covid-19 vaccine producers - Khairy

BernamaPublished: Nov 16, 2020 6:21 AM

PARLIAMENT | The government has communicated with 10 Covid-19 vaccine producers following a notification by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that there are 11 COVID-19 vaccine candidates in phase 3 clinical trials as of Nov 13.

Science, Technology, and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (above) said communications with eight of the producers were made directly, while the other two were through the Covid-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (Covax).

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