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KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) are finalizing the date to sign the Optional Purchase Agreement to participate in the vaccine allocation plan for global access to the Covid-19 vaccine (COVAX) .
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said that on October 14 the cabinet agreed that Malaysia would join the COVAX facilities that would ensure the supply of vaccines for 10 percent of the country’s population.
He said the cabinet also agreed that the Ministry of Health would represent the government to finalize Malaysia’s agreement for participation in COVAX, together with GAVI, and the Attorney General’s Office to review the terms and conditions of the agreement established by GAVI.
“Malaysia’s decision to join this facility will involve costs including upfront payment and a risk-sharing guarantee of US $ 22,656,200.00 or approximately RM94.08 million,” he said during Ministers’ Question Time (MQT) in Dewan. Rakyat today.
I was responding to a question from Lim Guan Eng (PH-Bagan) who wanted to know if Malaysia’s participation in the COVAX initiative, which allows 20 percent of a nation’s population to receive a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, It is supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the cost of participating.
Khairy said that the guarantee of early access to the supply of the Covid-19 vaccine was important to protect people from the virus, as well as to help boost the country’s economy, when vaccination becomes a condition for movement and communication worldwide.
Malaysia’s participation in the COVAX facility is a multi-pronged approach that will open space for the country to diversify its options and reduce the risk of focusing on bilateral methods only on the procurement of the Covid-19 vaccine. -Called
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