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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The government is expected to decide on a Covid-19 vaccine early next year, says Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Khairy Jamaluddin (Photo).
He said this was because 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 implications 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 (Covax) 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 facility is for pre-purchase, so the acquisition model is quite extraordinary. We paid for something that does not exist yet,” he said.
Among the companies that had begun the final clinical trial of the Covid-19 vaccine are Moderna, Pfizer and BioNtech, AstraZeneca, University of Oxford and Johnson & Johnson.- Bernama
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