3.5pc experience side effects

SERDANG: A total of 25,770 cases or 3.5 per cent from 706,404 Covid-19 vaccine recipients were found to have mild and serious side effects as at March 31.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said from those with side effects, 3,676 cases were detected by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) and 22,094 cases were through MySejahtera.

He said about 99.5 per cent of the cases were mild while the remaining cases required treatment and observation by health specialists.

“Among the mild effects experienced by vaccine recipients were pain at the injection spot, fever, headache, vomiting, nausea and tingling in the body...while the more serious side effects were swelling in some parts of the body such as the face, shortness of breath and discomfort in the chest,” he said.