READ: Malaysia warns of rising number of COVID-19 deaths, cases among children
He also said that the study could provide clinical information on the effectiveness, safety and sustainability of the COVID-19 vaccine to Malaysians.
This is an advantage needed by Malaysia, Dr Noor Hisham added, in its effort to achieve herd immunity through the nationwide COVID-19 immunisation programme. Advertisement
Malaysia reported 7,452 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, slightly lower than the 7,748 infections recorded the day before.
Selangor recorded the highest number of cases with 2,509, followed by Kuala Lumpur (678), Negeri Sembilan (843), Sarawak (651), Johor (412), Penang (370), Kelantan (312), Pahang (286), Kedah (263) and Perak (252).
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