KUALA LUMPUR – The number of recipients who experienced adverse events following immunisation (Aefi) for their Covid-19 jabs is far below 1% of total doses administered in Malaysia, said ProtectHealth Corporation Sdn Bhd.
On Twitter, the chief executive officer of the Health Ministry-owned company, Datuk Anas Alam Faizli, shared the statistics to assure the public that all vaccine brands administered in the country are safe and effective.
He told those who were concerned about serious side effects that there were only 1,047 (0.0028%) Aefi cases reported among 36,921,792 Pfizer doses, 554 (0.0026%) cases reported for 20,999,561 doses of Sinovac, and only 138 (0.0026%) from 5,342,274 doses of AstraZeneca.
Anas said for the Cansino vaccines, only three (0.0015%) out of 206,209 doses saw serious side effects, while the Sinopharm vaccine saw zero serious Aefi cases out of 36,395.
“Do the maths. Vaccine is safe & it works.”
ProtectHealth is a not-for-profit company, which coordinates, administers, and manages initiatives related to financing healthcare services mandated by the Health Ministry, including the country’s Covid-19 immunisation programme.
Facts are stubborn things & they don't LIE.
— Anas Alam Faizli (@aafaizli) February 8, 2022
Antivaxxers LIE.
In Jul 2021 there are 11k+ new cases and over 200 deaths per day.
Now 11k+ new cases but deaths less than 10 per day.
Vaccines work & reduce severity of COVID-19.
Get your booster & vaccinate your children. pic.twitter.com/whPG72sLvi
When contacted, Anas told The Vibes that the statistics were based on the figures gathered since the beginning of the vaccination roll-out early last year until January 31 this year.
His tweet on the matter noted that the facts are “stubborn things” and “don’t lie”.
Anas was taking a swipe at anti-vaxxers.
He said that in July, there were around 11,000 Covid-19 cases reported daily, with 200 deaths logged a day.
However, he said that this pales in comparison with only 10 deaths recorded a day amid 11,000 new Covid-10 cases.
“Vaccines work & reduce the severity of Covid-19,” he said.
“Get your booster (shot) & vaccinate your children.” – The Vibes, February 10, 2022
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