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KUALA LUMPUR: The meeting on the last day of the third session of the Third Legislature of the 14th Parliament today will focus, among others, on the supply of the Covid-19 vaccine from the international pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
According to the Order of the Meeting, the matter will be raised during the Minister’s Question Time (MQT) through a question from Lim Guan Eng (PH-Bagan) to the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation on cost, effectiveness and coverage. of the vaccine, especially the period of immunity and side effects.
Lim also wants to know the government’s rationale for selecting the Pfizer vaccine, rather than other vaccine companies, including those in the United States, China and Russia, as well as the comparison in terms of the cost and effectiveness of the vaccines.
There is also a question from Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh (PH-Ledang) to the Prime Minister on the government’s position to address the Covid-19 epidemic following the opening of the economic sector.
Following the MQT session, the focus will be on the 2020 Temporary Measures for Government Financing Bill (Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) (Amendment), which will be presented for the second reading.
Also scheduled for submission for second reading are the 2020 Sales Tax (Amendment) Bill, the 2020 Service Tax (Amendment) Bill, and the 2020 Tourism Tax (Amendment) Bill.
The current Dewan Rakyat was celebrated for 29 days from November 2.Called
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