Covid-19 vaccine doses worth RM505mil expired as of June 1, PAC says

PETALING JAYA: A total of 8.5 million Covid-19 vaccine doses worth RM505mil have expired as of June 1, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on the management of the Covid-19 outbreak has revealed.

The Health Ministry had procured vaccines based on its projections on the number of doses needed but decreased demand for vaccination, delay in receiving vaccines and vaccines donated by foreign countries had led to an excess, the PAC found.