Pfizer vaccine still Health Ministry's choice for pregnant women

Hariz MohdPublished: Jun 26, 2021 6:11 AM | Updated: Jun 26, 2021 6:36 AM

The Health Ministry (MOH) said the Covid-19 vaccine by Pfizer-BioNTech is still its first choice to vaccinate pregnant women.

MOH Family Health Development deputy director Dr Nazrila Hairizan said they will try their best to make sure pregnant women get Pfizer before using the Sinovac or AstraZeneca vaccines which were also declared safe for the group.

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