"We hope once NPRA approves the application, the government will give the green light for the vaccine to be administered as a booster shot for Sinovac recipients. According to Zulkarnain, Pharmaniaga had previously supplied more than 22 million doses of Sinovac vaccine to MOH and the private sector. "The Sinovac Covid-19 booster shot has been approved and used in China, Turkey, Chile, Indonesia and Cambodia. Last month, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said his Ministry has decided to administer Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to individuals who have completed two-dose vaccinations of Sinovac vaccine at least three months ago. "The booster shot is also highly effective in the prevention against the deadly Delta and other variants," said Pharmaniaga.

Source: The Edge Markets November 06, 2021 05:44 UTC