Ministry looking at how best to implement vaccine programme

By JOSEPH KAOS JR

CYBERJAYA: The Health Ministry is re-strategising the implementation of the free pneumococcal vaccination programme to better use the RM60mil allocated for it.

Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad (pic) said this was because the allocation was half of what they had asked for in Budget 2020.

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