KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 -- Pharmaniaga Berhad subsidiary Pharmaniaga LifeScience Sdn Bhd (PLS) has submitted the first four batches of the Sinovac vaccine it completed with the fill and finish process in Malaysia.

Astro Awani reported Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba as saying the batches were produced from May 1 to May 5.

"The batches were produced for the validation process and the Good Manufacturing Practice unit of the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency. As of today, 1.28 million vials have been produced for this month," he said following the handover ceremony for the vaccine by Pharmaniaga in Putrajaya.

Dr Adham said every time a new batch is produced, it takes 23 days to undergo all laboratory tests until it can be ap...