A total of 290,480 vials of the Covid-19 Sinovac vaccine bottled by Pharmaniaga Bhd (Pharmaniaga) will be used at vaccination centres (PPV) nationwide starting today, Health Minister Dr Adham Baba said.

It is the first batch handed over by the company to the Health Ministry (MOH), he said.

“We are now in the second phase of the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme. As reported, we received 400,000 doses of Covid-19 Sinovac vaccine supply...