Malaysian Covid-19 vaccine to be fully developed by local experts, Dewan Rakyat told

The ongoing development of a Malaysian Covid-19 vaccine at the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) will be fully conducted by local experts and researchers, says Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang.

The Deputy Health Minister told Datuk Mohd Salim Sharif (BN-Jempol) that in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday, and noted that the inactivated virus vaccine is already at the inactivation stage while the mRNA vaccine is undergoing in vitro transcription.

Aaron Ago added that Covid-19 vaccine research was a new field and will only be accessible by Malaysia after the pre-clinical study on animal and clinical human studies shows it is safe and effective.

[nutcracker]

There's only one obvious reason why they need to develop vaccine locally. Just let the people know how much $$ you will 'need'.

[Theo_Phage]

If 90% of people already been vaccinated and assuming the vaccines fully work, and you still have stock. Why try to develop your own local vaccines?

[entityrocknrolla]

Menteri ini paham tak soalan dan yang dia bukan dalam perjumpaan "Cikgu Ibu-Bapa". Ini Parlimen dan sepatutnya Menteri ini punya sedia-ada butiran yg lengkap dan terkini samada dari segi budget, kriteria regulatori utk vaksin acceptance ditahap dunia dan faedah dari segi pembangunan vaksin sendiri. Jawapan yg serupa kanak2 dan yg gunakan perkataan 'harap' merupakan kenapa Malaysia masih dan terus tetap akan mundur.

[eddieteh]

Another way to fleece the public....all these guys are rubbing their hands ... wohoo!, ... coming....