OCTOBER 25 — The Minster of Health Dato’ Sri Dr. Adham Baba should clarify and make transparent the process for licensing and procuring the Coronavirus vaccines available while a bamboo flooring manufacturer company Kange International Berhad, with a close link to Umno politicians, has signed...
Sunday, 25 Oct 2020 11:27 AM MYT
Brazil’s Butantan’s institute has just approved the import of 6 million Sinovac’s Coronavirus vaccine for further Phase 3 clinical trials, after having established its safety and efficacy after having tested the vaccine on 9 thousand volunteers at Phase 3 clinical trials. Malaysia should have participated in clinical trials of vaccine safety and efficacy without declaring a state of emergency.
Nonetheless, according to internet portal Code Blue’s report dated October 5, quoting sources from Fitch Solutions, that it had been announced as early as last September 29 that a government politician linked company Kange International Berhad had already signed a three-year license agreement with China-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm to distribute, promote, and market its Covid-19 vaccine in Malaysia before the said vaccine has been tested in clinical trials locally and officially...
Malaysia should learn from Japan where all pharmaceutical items such as vaccines have to be tested and validated by clinical trials conducted by their own agencies and research institutes before approval for full usage in that country. Currently, there are several Coronavirus vaccines being considered for licensing in Japan, which would not only ensure safety and efficacy of the vaccines to be licensed but also avoid monopoly of the market by any particular brand.
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