Penang CM: Keep Pikas and public vaccine supplies steady but separate


GEORGE TOWN: A steady and sufficient supply of Covid-19 vaccines is needed to ensure the smooth running of concurrent immunisation programmes running in Penang, says Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow (pic).

"New approvals for Covid-19 vaccine dispensing under the Public-Private Partnership Industrial Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (Pikas) should be followed by sufficient supply of vaccines to ensure smooth running of the initiative," he said in a statement on Friday (July 2).

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