88 million doses secured for nation


PETALING JAYA: An agreement has been signed to obtain 88 million vaccine doses – equivalent to over 140% of the country’s population and enough to provide the third dose to everyone above the age of 12.

The Health Ministry will get RM32.4bil under Budget 2022, the second highest after the Education Ministry, said Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

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