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Private vaccine? Priority is to vaccinate 80pct of population first

The limited global supply of Covid-19 vaccines has made it necessary for the government to monopolise vaccine purchase to ensure the success of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, said Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Ahmad Amzad Hashim.

He said although there were requests from the private sector to buy the vaccine through the government, the priority now is for the government to get adequate supply speedily to achieve the target of vaccinating 80 percent or 26.5 million of the population including foreigners for free...

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