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PETALING JAYA: The AstraZeneca vaccine will now only be administered on a voluntary first come, first served basis and will not be used in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.
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Science, technology and innovation minister Khairy Jamaluddin said a special vaccination centre will be set up to administer the vaccine and will, for now, only be for residents in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
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The decision comes in light of public concern regarding the use of the vaccine in Phase 2 of the programme following cases of thrombosis among recipients in European countries, some of which have put the vaccine on hold.-FMT