Updated vaccines for M’sia

Giving it his best shot: Khairy (centre) launching the Record Breaking Covid-19 Vaccination: Public-Private Partnership report at the Health Ministry in Putrajaya. — Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: Despite millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses in stockpile, some of which will expire at the end of the year, Malaysia plans to purchase updated vaccines tailored against new strains as well as doses for children under the age of five.

According to Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, the updated vaccines, which can fight new Covid-19 strains, would be made available only to high-risk groups such as the elderly and those with serious comorbidities.