EFFORTS are ongoing to develop a Malaysian-made Covid-19 vaccine.
Researchers are hoping it will be effective against the new variants of the coronavirus, including the Delta strain, known to be more resistant and transmissible.
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A laboratory staff inspects a machine processing samples at the IMR.
Laboratory staff hard at work at the IMR facility in Setia Alam.
Dr Tahir Aris (left) and a laboratory staff showing pressure gauges which must be kept at certain levels at the IMR's Biosafety Laboratory Level 3 (BSL3) facility in Setia Alam. — Photos: SAMUEL ONG/The Star
Dr Tahir explaining the processes done by laboratory staff at the IMR facility in Setia Alam, Shah Alam.
Dr Tahir: Malaysia needs its own Covid-19 vaccine so that we can be self-sufficient and be prepared for future pandemics.
All Malaysian team: Laboratory staff dealing with samples at the IMR facility in Setia Alam.
Laboratory workers showing images of cultured cells used in tests at the IMR facility in Setia Alam.
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