Low booster uptake among reasons for Covid-19 vaccine wastage, says Lukanisman

By RAGANANTHINI VETHASALAM, RAHIMY RAHIM, GERARD GIMINO and TEH ATHIRA YUSOF

KUALA LUMPUR: The low uptake for Covid-19 booster shots is one of the reasons for vaccine wastage, says Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

He said that this led to the expiry of vaccine doses, adding that 8.5 million doses had to be disposed of.

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Covid-19 Watch , Covid-19 , Vaccinations , Vaccine wastage , Disposed doses , Expiration , Lukanisman Awang Sauni , Deputy Health Minister

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