IT’S a big task, but the two types of Covid-19 vaccines currently being developed by Malaysian experts are on track. “These organisations will abide by standard protocols in conducting clinical trials which involve different phases,” he says. As Covid-19 will be around for a while, Dr Tahir says the need for vaccination against the coronavirus is necessary. “Usually, the water in swimming pools is treated using simple disinfectant and that is also good enough to deactivate the virus,” Dr Tahir says. However, this data is still preliminary and we need to evaluate data from other countries as well,” Dr Tahir adds.
