KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 Malaysia welcomes a contribution of one million doses of Covid-19 vaccine by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government, said Senior Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. Hishammuddin, in a statement today, said such contribution.
Tuesday, 25 May 2021 05:42 PM MYT
BY YISWAREE PALANSAMY
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Khairy Jamaluddin had previously claimed the Penang government had fallen for a scam after a man named Yong Chee Kong had offered to sponsor two million Sinovac vaccine doses to the Pakatan Harapan-led state. Bernama pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 The direct supply of Covid-19 vaccines to states by interested sponsors does not have to go through the federal government, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today.
He clarified that vaccine supplies through Putrajaya is just one of the options available, and that state governments could source their own as long as they are approved by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA).