KUALA LUMPUR: A complete of 896 of 24,286 reports acquired on hostile occasions following immunisation (AEFI) circumstances up to Jan 15 is said to Covid-19 booster shots, says Tan Sri Dr (*42*) Hisham Abdullah (pic).
The Health director-general mentioned of the 896 circumstances, 42 concerned extreme uncomfortable side effects whereas the remainder skilled minimal uncomfortable side effects.
“If we’re to take a look at the reported numbers, 0.4 for each 1,000 doses given, booster doses was 0.1 for each 1,000 doses given whereas extreme uncomfortable side effects was at 0.05 for each 1,000 doses given,” he advised a press convention in Parliament right here Thursday (Jan 20).
Also current have been Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin and Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr (*42*) Azmi Ghazali.
Meanwhile, Dr (*42*) Hisham mentioned 9.2 million booster shots have been administered up to Jan 15.
On reports of myocarditis in kids, he mentioned just one to three circumstances per 100,000 kids have been affected by myocarditis because of vaccination, however added that the speed could possibly be 36 instances larger in the event that they weren’t vaccinated.
On AEFI circumstances involving Kajang Prison inmates, Dr (*42*) Hisham mentioned 13 of the 18 reports acquired had been investigated and offered on the Covid-19 Vaccine Special Pharmacovigilance Committee (JFK) assembly on Jan 12.
“Five extra reports, together with these involving deaths, are nonetheless beneath investigation … and because of JFK’s evaluation primarily based on the investigation report acquired, 10 of the circumstances weren’t due to the vaccine acquired by the prisoners.
“As for 3 extra reports, hostile results have been solely a risk due to the vaccine,” he mentioned.
Meanwhile, Khairy mentioned every AEFI report went by way of an in depth course of to allow the Health Ministry to conduct investigations together with postmortem and medical views earlier than confirming whether or not the case was due to vaccines or in any other case.
Asked in regards to the public’s concern over booster shots which have been linked to a number of deaths viralled on social media, Khairy mentioned the Health Ministry shall be releasing all AEFI information associated to booster doses.
While saying that many of the viral information had nothing to do with vaccination, he mentioned the ministry would conduct thorough investigations, particularly circumstances involving deaths. – Bernama
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