There will be no ‘middlemen’ in the Covid-19 vaccine supply chain, govt promises


KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no “middleman deals” with regard to the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines for the country, the Finance Minister has promised.

"We will only negotiate directly with the vaccine suppliers without the use of middleman," Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz (pic) said when wrapping up replies on debates on the Temporary Measures for Government Financing (Corona Disease (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2020 in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Dec 17).

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