Vaccine will likely take years to develop, says Dr Nor Azmi


DEPUTY Health Minister Datuk Dr Nor Azmi Ghazali has cautioned the people against misplaced hopes that a vaccine for Covid-19 can be made available to Malaysians anytime soon despite recent reports of possible vaccines available from overseas.

He said it would take years before a precise vaccine was made available to the public despite Malaysia’s efforts to help develop a vaccine with several nations.

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