Vaccine Choice A Privilege?

Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy

18-Dec-20 07:47

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What’s the difference between the Pfizer-BioNTech and Sinovac vaccines? What do we know about Malaysia's Covid-19 vaccination plan? We speak to Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO of the Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy, on the differences between the various vaccines available, and the challenges of rolling out a mass vaccination programme.

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Produced by: Dayana Mustak

Presented by: Lyn Mak, Roshan Kanesan

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Tags: covid-19, vaccine, rollout, malaysia, pfizer, biontech, sinovac,

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