Khairy: WHO should ask all countries to recognise WHO-listed vaccines

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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The World Health Organisation (WHO) should ask all countries to recognise all types of Covid-19 vaccines that are listed by WHO, says National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

He said the guidance from WHO should serve as a reference for all countries, as every brand of vaccine recommended by the world body was meant for emergency use to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

Khairy said the European Union currently only accepted the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines, while China approved only vaccines manufactured by China, namely Sinovac and Sinopharm. "WHO must really step up right now and ask the world and countries to recognise vaccines that are listed in WHO. Otherwise, we will have countries that discriminate based on vaccines given, and that is not a way to get out from this pandemic together," he told reporters after inspecting opening-day operations of the vaccination centre at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil here on Monday .

The centre administered 3,000 jabs today, and this is expected to increase to 5,000 doses daily within three days, he said.

 

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Khairykj Better ask WHO direct, not just through newspaper, WHO don't read our papers. I'm eager to go UĶ and maybe perform umrah, inshaAllah.

A bit like how Malaysia had to do it’s own studies of the vaccines safety and efficacy first before they were put to the general public?

Hello settle yr domestic SHIT 1st...

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