The Ministry of Health has authorised five Russian-developed Covid-19 vaccines for temporary emergency use in Cambodia. AFP
The Ministry of Health has authorised five Russian-developed Covid-19 vaccines for temporary emergency use in Cambodia.
Five notices of emergency use authorisation (EUA), issued on October 29 and signed by health minister Mam Bun Heng, specify the jabs as Sputnik V, CoviVac, Sputnik Light and two versions of EpiVacCorona.
An EUA is valid only within the duration of the declared public health emergency due to Covid-19, the notices indicate, adding that the jabs are to be used according to the priorities set by the government, as stated in applicable distribution plans.
The ministry also instructed the National Immunisation Programme (NIP) to work with relevant institutions on improving the management of safety issues and clinical response to adverse effects of the vaccines.
As of October 29, the first-dose vaccination rate had reached 85.64 per cent of the country's estimated 16 million populace. The corresponding rates for the target populations in the 12-18 and 6-11 age groups stood at 97.85 per cent and 101.10 per cent, respectively.
