ISKANDAR PUTERI: The free Covid-19 vaccination programme should not be used as campaign material for the Johor state election, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
He said the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) is an initiative of the federal government and not of any political party.
"The government should take credit (for it). There is no need to use it as election campaign material,” he told reporters after visiting the Iskandar Puteri Barisan Nasional command centre here on Saturday (March 5).
He said this when asked about a certain party's campaign which allegedly used billboards related to free vaccines and stated that the programme was an initiative of that party.
The Election Commission (EC) has set March 12 as polling day for Johor. Early voting is on March 8. - Bernama
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