Covid-19: Delays expected for AstraZeneca vaccine shipments


PETALING JAYA: The government is expecting some delays for shipments of AstraZeneca vaccines, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

"I have been on calls for the last two to three days with AstraZeneca as well as other governments to make sure we can shore up supply for this month," said the coordinating minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme during a joint press conference with Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba on Wednesday (June 9).

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