PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The government will sign a Covid-19 vaccine procurement contract with Johnson & Johnson from the United States soon, says Khairy Jamaluddin.
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The Science, Technology and Innovation Minister said so far, the clinical information on this vaccine has been positive and based on the recommendation of the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV), the Cabinet decided to purchase the vaccine.
“We are still in the discussion process and I understand that Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba will soon sign a contract for Malaysia to procure the vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.
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“….and only after that will we send the vaccine to the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) for evaluation.”
Khairy said this at a news conference on coordination by the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) to manage the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme here on Wednesday (Feb 17). – BERNAMA