KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — The government has been urged to introduce halal certification for Covid-19 vaccine to avoid quarters from doubting its halal status and use it as an excuse to refuse the vaccination.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Pharmaniaga Bhd is confident of meeting the targeted vaccine demand of 120,000 shots per day, according to its deputy managing director Mohamed Iqbal Abdul Rahman.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Conditional registration for the Covid-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer company, Comirnaty Concentrate for Dispersion, has been approved for use in Malaysia, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — The government yesterday said that it will not compromise on the safety, efficacy and stability of Covid-19 vaccines, with a final decision on the usage subject to their approval and registration by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) under the Ministry of Health.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — The Health Ministry’s National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) has so far not received any documents from Pfizer for evaluation registration and testing of the Covid-19 vaccine, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — The Health Ministry (MOH), through the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA), will ensure that the Covid-19 vaccine approved to be registered and marketed in Malaysia is safe, of good quality and has optimum efficacy according to requirements set by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — The drugs Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine and a combination of Lopinavir-Ritonavirwhich, which are all available in Malaysia for treating other ailments can be used for the treatment of Covid-19.