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KUALA LUMPUR, September 29 – The government is expected to decide on the Covid-19 vaccine early next year, said Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Khairy Jamaluddin.
He said this is that data from various clinical trials of the Covid-19 vaccine would be analyzed later this year.
He said the ministry was currently discussing with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Finance and the Chamber of the Attorney General about the legal implication and the procurement model for the vaccine.
“We are also in direct talks with other international pharmaceutical companies for direct supply without having to undergo the Covid-19 Vaccine Global Access (Covac) allocation plan.
“I have also requested that an agreement with China be finalized as soon as possible as the draft is almost finished,” he said after launching the first wireless mobile phone charger in Malaysia known as METT (Malaysia Power Transmission Technology).
Khairy said that negotiation with Covax on Malaysia’s participation in the facility to obtain the required Covid-19 vaccine was ongoing.
“We are still discussing some issues with Covax. The installation is for advance purchase, so the acquisition model is quite extraordinary. We pay for something that doesn’t exist yet, ”he said.
Among the companies that had started the final clinical trial of the Covid-19 vaccine were Moderna, Pfizer and BioNtech, AstraZeneca, University of Oxford and Johnson & Johnson. – Bernama
