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Although the AstraZeneca vaccine produced in Europe has been authorized by the continents drug regulatory agency, the same shot manufactured in India hasn't been given the green light.

The National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) has approved a clinical study of another COVID-19 vaccine, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The MOH is investigating allegations that there were deaths of its staff linked to the COVID-19 vaccines, which went viral on social media lately.

Most cases occurred within 2 weeks of the person receiving their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

From those with side effects, 3,676 cases were detected by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) and 22,094 cases through MySejahtera.

Masidi said that 67.5 per cent of the total were frontliners in Sabah.

Muhyiddin said all the vaccines used in the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) have been tested safe and effective by NPRA.

It is not a side effect but just vaccination reactions such as swelling and pain on the injection site which are normal, she said.

Four COVID-19 vaccine candidates are in the process of being approved by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA), according to the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme Handbook.

Dr Mohd Ghows said any vaccine approved by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency is safe to be used in this country.

The full story on the longer safety aspects of the mRNA vaccines is still unknown, especially the ultra-sensitive and highly unstable mRNA vaccine developed by the US-based MNC biotech firm Pfizer.

Malaysians will receive two doses of COVID-19 vaccine for full protection against the virus.

Dr Noor Hisham said the company still needs to submit some important data within the allotted time before it is allowed to be used.

The vaccine developed by British firm AstraZeneca, working alongside Oxford University, is the second to be approved by the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

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.

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