Covid-19: Health Ministry to issue statement on AstraZeneca vaccine soon, says Dr Dzul

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The Health Ministry will be issuing a statement involving pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca over its Covid-19 vaccine soon, says its minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/2bpj5p57  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Ministry of Health will issue a statement on AstraZeneca in the near future.

00:06Please be patient.

00:07Zalqifli said this after attending the Clinical Research Malaysia,

00:11CRM Trial Connect 2024 on Thursday.

00:14His response was to a question about the Health Ministry's plan

00:18to seek clarification from AstraZeneca over the reported side effects of its COVID-19 vaccine,

00:23following recent reports in the foreign press.

00:27On May 5, Indonesia's National Commission for the Study and Prevention of Adverse Events

00:32Following Immunization, along with its Health Ministry and Food and Drug Authority,

00:37announced that there were no cases of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome

00:42TTS linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine in Indonesia.

00:46Earlier, international media reported that AstraZeneca admitted in court documents

00:50that its COVID-19 vaccine could cause rare side effects.

00:55The company is facing lawsuits with 51 cases in the UK High Court,

01:00alleging that the vaccine could cause death or severe injury,

01:03with claims totaling almost £100 million sterling or equivalent to approximately R595 million.

01:11On May 2, Zalqifli said his ministry would continue to monitor and deal with the matter

01:16based on evidence of symptoms, in addition to having clinical guidelines to treat affected

01:21individuals. He stressed that AstraZeneca must address safety concerns and provide a clear

01:27explanation to both Malaysia and the global community,

01:30even though the risk of side effects from the vaccine is relatively low.

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