KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 2,796,638 vaccine doses of various brands stored at Health Ministry and Covid-19 storage facilities have expired as of Feb 28, says the Health Ministry.
Its minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said this comprised 3.27% of the total number of vaccine doses acquired by the Malaysian government, inclusive of contributions.
“This includes vaccine prices. Procurement costs for all vaccines have also been explained in the bipartisan Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee meeting on Aug 2, 2021,” she said in a written reply to Wong Kah Woh on Tuesday .In March 2022, the Health Ministry told the Dewan Rakyat that a total of 88.1 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine worth an estimated RM4.72bil had been ordered by the government for the national immunisation programme.
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