Wastages in vaccine procurement must be addressed, say docs


PETALING JAYA: The wastages and irregularities laid bare in the White Paper on Covid-19 vaccine procurement must be seriously addressed and those responsible be brought to book, says a group of medical professionals.

Medical Practitioners Coalition Association of Malaysia president Dr Raj Kumar Maharajah said it was disheartening that the White Paper found that proper diligence had not been followed when procuring the vaccines.

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