In a race for national safety

A digital signboard near Saloma Bridge in Kuala Lumpur informing motorists of the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine. — ART CHEN/The Star

PETALING JAYA: “Vaccine diplomacy” played a vital role in Malaysia being able to secure a supply of Covid-19 vaccines, says Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.

He said he had been constantly on the phone with his counterparts from China, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States to keep tabs on the development of these vaccines.