Three types of vaccine approved for use on pregnant women


Keeping calm: Mother-to-be Eshter Chang receiving her Covid-19 jab as her husband Ben Toa looks on at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre in Kuala Lumpur. - FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines have received the green light for use on pregnant mothers in Malaysia.

More expectant women throughout the country will be getting their vaccination appointment in the coming days as efforts to inoculate them against Covid-19 intensifies, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

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