RM314mil spent on vaccination programme


Reports by MARTIN CARVALHO, RAHIMY RAHIM and TARRENCE TAN

A TOTAL of RM314mil from the RM1bil allocated for the national vaccination programme had been spent, says Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.

“The bulk of the expenditure, amounting to 83.2%, was spent on rental, utility, equipment, apparel, sanitisation, cleaning, and food and beverage for those manning vaccination dispensing centres (PPV),” he said in reply to a question by Datuk Zakaria Mohd Edris (PN-Libaran).

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