Vaccine recipient claims reduced dosage given, CITF investigates

 

Like many Covid-19 vaccine recipients, marketer Anoogrehan Manoharan decided to take a video of his injection when it was his turn on the morning of May 19.

Upon reviewing the video at home, however, he noticed something amiss in the video and now claims he did not receive the full dose of the vaccine.

“I looked at it and I saw it seems to be strange in terms of the dosage that is going in because I've seen other videos as well.

“I thought it was a little bit strange, but I wouldn't know, so I consulted some of my medical friends and a lot of them told me that it is very likely the dosage was smaller than required,” he told Malaysiakini.

He claimed the person who injected the vaccine also did not write her name on his consent form, which he was informed is part of standard procedure when he went back to the vaccine administration centre to complain earlier today.

Anoogrehan’s vaccination took place at around 10am that day at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur (WTCKL), which administers the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University.

The 48-year-old said a representative at BP Healthcare, which operates the vaccine administration centre, had told him they are investigating his claims.

When asked about side effects after vaccination, Annogrehan said he only experienced a mild ache on the injection site that night.

According to product information leaflets available from the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA)’s website, one dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine is 0.5ml.

This would fill slightly less than half the length of a 1ml syringe typically used for the vaccinations. The video showed the contents of the syringe to be substantially less than that.

For comparison, the dosage is 0.3ml for the Pfizer vaccine and 0.5 ml for the Sinovac vaccine, per shot.

When asked for a response, the Covid-19 Immunisation Taskforce (CITF) said it is investigating two such cases.

Both cases allegedly took place at WTCKL on May 19.

“The CITF is conducting a detailed investigation on both allegations and both vaccine recipients have been identified.

“CITF wishes to emphasise that we always prioritise the service quality of all health experts involved under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Program (NIP) including private medical practitioners managed by ProtectHealth Corporation Sdn Bhd who are involved in NIP.

“We will not hesitate to take action against those who did not comply with the standards we set or violate any rule,” it said.

In the other instance, an Instagram user claimed she recorded a video of her vaccination “for fun and share it with my family”, who then told her that her dose seemed very small.

She claimed she probably received only about 0.1ml of her dose, and later went back to WTCKL to show the video and received an additional 0.4ml.

“Moral of the story: Find out how much was injected, best is to take a video for safety.

“Make sure you guys got the right amount of the AstraZeneca vaccine, but don’t reject vaccination,” she urged.

The video is not publicly available. - Mkini

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