Diversifying vaccine portfolio expedites rate of vaccination

The government’s decision in diversifying the vaccine portfolio under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) has succeeded in raising the country’s rate of vaccination which propelled Malaysia as among the fastest in the world, said Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

According to Khairy (above), the national vaccination rate is high if compared with South Korea and Australia as well as other neighbouring countries with the highest daily vaccine shots administered at 507,050 doses on Thursday (July 21).

“Earlier some said Malaysia was slow in joining Covax and why didn’t we put all (portfolio of vaccines) under Covax. So far we have only received...