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Small fraction of vax recipients reported AEFIs

Feb 23, 2022

Only a VERY small fraction of COVID-19 vaccine recipients have suffered adverse side effects.

The National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency, says out of over 65 MILLION vaccine doses administered to date, only 25 thousand of them suffered such reactions.

This is around 0.03% of the total.

The vast majority of these side effects were not considered serious cases.

As for children under the PICKids programme, its director Dr Roshayati Mohamad Sani says 38 cases were reported as of last week, and only one of them was considered serious.

They account for 0.1 out of every 1 thousand doses. 

Some 615 thousand 5-11 year olds have so far received their first dose.
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KKM: This video is fake! 

The Health Ministry has rubbished a recent viral video, which allegedly showed school students suffering adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine. 

It says it's actually an old clip which involved a gas poisoning incident in Pasir Gudang, Johor in 2019. 

The ministry is urging people NOT to share the video. 
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Schools can choose to have PdPR

The Education Ministry has given schools the option to return to home-based teaching and learning for students not sitting for major exams. 

Its deputy minister says they can do so if COVID-19 cases continue to rise. 

He adds that for now, the ministry's focus is on students sitting for the SPM and STPM exams. 

On another note, he says the Education Minister will soon make an announcement on the fate of this year's PT3 form three assessment. 

This, amid a call by the National Union of the Teaching Profession to postpone or shelve the assessment, due to class disruptions caused by the pandemic. 
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