PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia wants clarity on the European Union’s latest stand on vaccination for travellers, but says all vaccines approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) should be recognised in vaccine passport systems.
Coordinating minister of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin described the EU’s decision to only accept visitors immunised from a select list of vaccines as discriminatory and unfair.
“The EU should expand its recognition of vaccines for travellers to all that have secured approval under WHO. That would be the fairest outcome.
“As long as they have been listed by WHO, that country should accept travellers coming in who have been vaccinated using those vaccines.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Pfizer-BioNTech, Sinovac and AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines currently in use in Malaysia are suitable for pregnant women based on the Health Ministry’s updated guidelines.
Coordinating Minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin said the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine remained recommended while the AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines have been classified as suitable for the group.
“AstraZeneca is no longer contraindicated in pregnancy and Sinovac is recommended by the World Health Organisation’s interim report for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers as the benefits outweigh the potential risks,” he said in a news conference after a visit to the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) vaccination centre (PPV) here, today.