Health minister confirms Malaysia will keep on using AstraZeneca vaccine

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Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur April 6, 2021. ― Picture by Firdaus Latif
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur April 6, 2021. ― Picture by Firdaus Latif

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PUTRAJAYA, April 6 — The government has decided to proceed with the use of the Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said today.

According to Dr Adham, this decision was made based on clinical data which proved the benefits outweighed the harm.

“We will continue to use AstraZeneca in our country, as based on clinical data that we have obtained, we found that there are still more benefits compared to harm,” he told reporters when met here at the Health Ministry.

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