Health Ministry advises doctors to temporarily stop use of two flu vaccines


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Health Ministry (MOH) has advised medical practitioners in the country to temporarily stop the use of two influenza vaccines, namely SKYCellflu Quadrivalent and Vaxigrip Tetra following reports of death cases linked to the two products in South Korea.

Pharmaceutical Services senior director Datin Dr Faridah Aryani Md Yusof said the action was being taken as a precautionary measure.

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