Categories: News

After crying ‘fake news’, Health Ministry now says COVID-19 consent form not final version

The COVID-19 vaccination consent form leaked online recently is not the final document to be used, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah clarified yesterday.

Several news outlets began reporting on the form after it was hosted on several government websites, prompting the Health Ministry to brand the form as “fake news”.

Dr Noor Hisham did not address the matter yesterday, only saying that a consent form was necessary as COVID-19 vaccination in Malaysia is voluntary.

Source: Ministry of Health Malaysia

“Consent forms are also used in other countries implementing COVID-19 immunisation programmes. Vaccination is opt-in, whereby the recipients who agree to receiving the vaccine must sign these forms.

“The contents of the forms are also to ensure that the vaccine recipient fully understands what they have read or been informed of by health personnel about the benefits and risks of vaccination,” he said in a statement yesterday.

Dr Noor Hisham reiterated that all vaccines approved for deployment in Malaysia have been evaluated for quality, effectiveness, and safety.

A few days ago, the form caused controversy in online circles due to the indemnification clause and caveats contained.

After news of the form emerged, the Health Ministry issued a statement calling it “fake news”.

News of the form also coincided with the government confirming that Malaysians will not be allowed to choose which COVID-19 vaccine they will receive.

Malaysia has secured five different COVID-19 vaccines —  Pfizer-Biontech, AstraZeneca, Sinovac, CanSinoBIO, and Sputnik V — and is still in discussion to add others to its portfolio.

The COVID-19 National Immunisation Programme will begin on Sunday with the arrival of the Pfizer-Biontech vaccines and will continue throughout the year and into 2022. ― Malay Mail

[ IMAGE SOURCE ]

Related reading

Recent Posts

Malaysia Airlines’ new A330neo grounded temporarily due to production issues

Malaysia Airlines has temporarily grounded its brand new Airbus A330neo after completing four commercial flights.…

20 hours ago

Proton e.MAS 7: Here’s how much it cost to maintain this EV

Pro-Net recently revealed that you only need to service the new Proton e.MAS 7 EV…

3 days ago

Proton e.MAS 7: How much does it cost to replace the tyres?

The Proton e.MAS 7 is one of the most value for money SUVs at the…

3 days ago

Samsung to launch its new AI-powered home appliances with improved ecosystem integration at CES 2025

Samsung has announced that it will be holding its press conference titled "AI for All:…

3 days ago

SoyaCincau Awards 2024: The Best Phones of the Year

Modern smartphones are very capable computing devices, thanks to powerful hardware trickling down the price…

3 days ago

CelcomDigi offers 5G Home WiFi at RM69/month for Postpaid customers

If you're a CelcomDigi Postpaid 5G customer and can't get fibre broadband for your home,…

3 days ago

This website uses cookies.