Advance bookings of Covid-19 vaccine - Khairy

The government will make advanced bookings of Covid-19 vaccines with the over RM3 billion allocation under Budget 2021, said the Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar.

He said the ministry is confident that the allocation was sufficient to make an initial order for the vaccine supply which is expected to be secured in the first quarter of next year once approved by the Ministry of Health.