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The government will sign a Covid-19 vaccine procurement contract with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) from the US soon, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The government will sign a Covid-19 vaccine procurement contract with Johnson & Johnson from the United States soon, says Khairy Jamaluddin.
Wednesday, 17 Feb 2021 10:21 AM MYT
BY JUSTIN ONG
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 The government is in talks to add the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine to the five already confirmed for Malaysia, Khairy Jamaluddin said today.
The innovation, science, and technology minister who is in charge of coordinating Malaysia’s Covid-19 vaccination programme confirmed this when asked if the country was evaluating more vaccine candidates.
“Yes, we are working to add it to our portfolio. The single dose vaccines from J&J and CanSino will be useful for interior areas as well as documented/undocumented migrants who may not want to come out twice,” he said on Twitter.