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PETALING JAYA: So far, more than 3,500 people have been vaccinated with the Pfizer jab, says Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
He said the number of people who have registered their interest in receiving the vaccine is now more than a million.
“As of 7 am today (February 27), around 1,183,779 registrations for the Covid-19 vaccine have been received through the MySejahtera app.
“And as of last night, with the launch (of the vaccines) in the various states, there have been 3,580 people who received the Covid-19 puncture in Malaysia,” he said during a press conference at the KLIA after the CoronaVac vaccines arrived. Saturday (February 27).
Meanwhile, Khairy, who is also the coordinating minister of the National Covid-19 Immunization program, said that the different CoronaVac efficacy rates, which ranged from 50.4% to 91.2%, are also dependent on trials. that are being carried out.
“It depends on the study that is being carried out. In Turkey, it was 91% effective, but it was around 50% in Brazil because the profile of the study volunteers was different.
“In Brazil, the vaccine was being administered to high-risk groups, specifically the first-line, so the clinical data slightly exceeded 50%. The way the efficacy data were reported was also more complex.
“Still, I want to emphasize that according to the World Health Organization, the minimum level of efficacy is 50%,” he said.
He also said that CoronaVac has been used in China, Indonesia, Turkey, Chile, Hong Kong, Brazil and Cambodia, and that Indonesian President Joko Widodo has also been injected with that vaccine.
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