Man lodges police report over 'empty' Covid-19 vaccine syringe
A Klang resident has lodged a police report claiming that he was given an "empty shot" of the Covid-19 vaccine at the Banting Hospital yesterday.
Simon Ng said he went for his Pfizer vaccination appointment at 11am and saw many syringes containing liquids on a table at the injection booth...
A Klang resident has lodged a police report claiming that he was given an "empty shot" of the Covid-19 vaccine at the Banting Hospital yesterday.
Simon Ng said he went for his Pfizer vaccination appointment at 11am and saw many syringes containing liquids on a table at the injection booth.
He claimed that the medical officer told him not to look at his arm when injected but he managed to record the process with his mobile phone.
"I felt very uneasy after I came out.
"I have four children who cannot be vaccinated and they must rely on us to protect them. If I bring the virus home, they will be easily infected," he told Malaysiakini.
Ng then checked the video he took and found that the syringe appeared empty. He then complained to the medical officers present twice but was met with silence despite showing them the recording.
"After they watched the video a few times, they went quiet. They then asked me, ‘So what do you want now?’" he alleged.
Ng claimed the medical officers agreed to give him a second shot on the spot but with two "additional conditions" - he must not to take photos or videos of the second jab and to delete the earlier video.
"There is a certain interval between doses [...] When the hospital allows me to take a second shot, does it mean that I was not injected with anything for the first shot?" he questioned.
He kept the original video file as evidence and deleted the other recordings, including those in his photo album, recycle bin and WhatsApp messages.
Ng expressed hope that a thorough investigation would be conducted.
"If there is no evidence, the issue can’t be made public, and it will be left unsolved, and such problems will continue to occur.
"Although Selangor has vaccinated many in the state, we do not know how many have actually been really vaccinated,” he added.
Ng decided to lodge a police report with the Kapar police station after he received an unusual call from the hospital asking for his home address. He said his other family members did not receive such a call after their vaccination.
Earlier today, he was called to give his statement at the Kuala Langat district police headquarters. He was accompanied by his lawyer and spent two and a half hours there.
Kuala Langat police chief Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor said an investigation would be conducted.
Malaysiakini has contacted the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (Mosti), which is mandated to manage the implementation of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, for comment.
The issue of underdosed vaccination first emerged in May where vaccine recipients raised concerns of possible underdosing after reviewing their selfie videos.
Following this, a directive was issued to medical personnel assisting the vaccination efforts under ProtectHealth Malaysia to show recipients the vaccine-filled syringes.
