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No serious side effects for teens after Covid-19 vaccination, says deputy health minister

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 22 — The more than 400,000 adolescents vaccinated against Covid-19 so far did not experience any serious side effects after getting their jabs, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali.

The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Adolescents targets some 3.2 million teenagers between 12 and 17 years old for vaccination.

 

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