Sinovac, AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines given conditional approval for use as boosters

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PETALING JAYA: The Drug Control Authority (DCA) has given conditional approval to the Covid-19 vaccines from Sinovac and AstraZeneca as booster shots, says the Health Ministry.

In a statement on Wednesday , Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said approval had been given for the two vaccines to be used as booster doses for individuals aged 18 years and above who had received vaccines of the same type .

In a tweet on Wednesday, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said this would allow the Vaccination Technical Working Group to make recommendations on who could receive the shot under the heterologous booster programme.Sinovac and AZ boosters have gotten regulatory approval today which paves way for the Vaccination Technical Working Group to make recommendations on who qualifies to receive & the vaccines’ inclusion for the heterologous booster programme.

 

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