PUTRAJAYA: The shelf life of Covid-19 vaccines used in Malaysia have been extended after manufacturing companies submitted new data on its stability, says Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
"When the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency gives conditional approval, there is a rolling submission such as the latest data is now available, we see that the vaccine is more stable.
In November last year, Dr Noor Hisham said that the NPRA had approved an extension for the shelf life of SinoVac's CoronaVac and Pfizer-BioNTech's Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccines for six and three months, respectively, compared to the original date printed on the vial.
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