CITF-A apologises after 12-year-old mistakenly given empty shot

The Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force - Adolescent (CITF-A) has apologised after a 12-year-old was mistakenly injected with an empty syringe at the Universiti Malaya vaccination centre (PPV UM) recently.

Deputy Health Minister Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said an initial investigation found the incident took place on Thursday and clarified the teenager was immediately given a new dosage after the health worker involved realised her mistake.

“CITF-A regretted the incident and...