KUALA LUMPUR – The Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry has stressed that the Covid-19 vaccine will not cause long-term harmful side effects on people’s health.
Deputy Minister Ahmad Amzad Hashim said the vaccine has been clinically tested and will be regulated by the Health Ministry’s National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency.
“All vaccines have side effects. What is important is that the side effects are not serious or harmful. So far, based on the data we have received, the (Covid-19) vaccine does not have serious side effects.
“Most side effects are temporary, such as injection pain. Some (people) may have fever or nausea,” he said after appearing on the Bernama Radio Jendela Fikir programme today.
He said his ministry will channel accurate information on the vaccine to eliminate any public scepticism and help the government meet its target of having 70% of the Malaysian population immunised against the coronavirus this year.
Malaysia has signed an agreement with Pfizer and BioNTech to procure 12.8 million vaccine doses, and another 6.4 million doses will be provided by AstraZeneca. – Bernama, January 4, 2021
