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PETALING JAYA: Taking money from the National Trust Fund to finance the vaccination rollout makes sense given the urgency of the situation, say some economists.
Others, however, said that measures such as increasing the country’s debt ceiling limit were viable alternatives to fund the inoculation programme.
Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology University vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr John Antony Xavier said enabling a speedy vaccine rollout is a “golden reason” to use money from the National Trust Fund (KWAN).
“If we do not use the money now for an urgent medical purpose to save lives, then when are we going to use it?