PETALING JAYA: The special protection scheme for Covid-19 vaccine side effects must clearly set out key details such as eligibility criteria and the timeframe for greater transparency, say legal experts.
Lawyer Charlaine Chin, who specialises in medico-legal cases, said the eligibility criteria should include whether this would be open to all people under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme or only for a selected portion.
“There should also be clear guidelines on the side effects and the severity that are covered under the scheme. This is to ensure that the same yardstick is applicable across the board, ” she said.
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin had said that details of the plan would be announced tomorrow.