Health Ministry approves Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine: Noor Hisham

Published: Jul 16, 2021 4:37 AM | Updated: Jul 16, 2021 5:04 AM

Malaysia's health authority today greenlighted the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for use in the country, under conditional emergency approval.

In a statement, Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the decision on the vaccine by the China National Pharmaceutical Group Corporation, known as Sinopharm, was made in a Drug Control Authority Meeting earlier today.

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