PM decries vaccine inequality


PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has reiterated the importance of strengthening collaboration among economies towards equitable, affordable and accessible Covid-19 vaccines for all, calling for all parties to act sensibly to ensure no economy is left at the end of the vaccine line.

Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pic) said: “With the spread of highly transmissible new variants, vaccines are the lifeline for people and steps must be made to ensure the stark global vaccination gap does not hinder efforts to achieve herd immunity.

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