Still some ways to go for Malaysian companies' vaccine distribution biz to take off
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 12): Promising developments on the vaccine front have stirred investor interest in companies that venture into vaccine distribution, in hopes they will be in for bumper profits. However, it is not clear at this juncture just how much or when these companies can cash in, given just the evaluation process alone for a vaccine to be approved for distribution and use in Malaysia will take five phases. The first phase alone — which is the checking of the vaccine dossiers or research documents — typically takes between 90 and 120 days, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH)....