.jpg "Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah speaks during a press conference in Putrajaya December 2, 2020. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon")
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 2 — Malaysia will closely monitor the deployment of the Covid-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom, following reports of Pfizer-BioNTech’s approval for its vaccine to be used among the public and healthcare workers there by next week.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the ministry intends to monitor the developing situation there, to determine the vaccine’s effectiveness and the emergency of any potential side-effects.
“We will have plenty of time to see how things work out there. If within the first three months its usage in the UK is stimulating with less documented side-effects, it may encourage our confidence in using it as well,” he said during his press conference.