Sinovac, AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines given conditional approval for use as boosters


PETALING JAYA: The Drug Control Authority (DCA) has given conditional approval to the Covid-19 vaccines from Sinovac and AstraZeneca as booster shots, says the Health Ministry.

In a statement on Wednesday (Nov 17), Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said approval had been given for the two vaccines to be used as booster doses for individuals aged 18 years and above who had received vaccines of the same type (homologous).

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