COVID-19 | The government is finalising agreements for three vaccine makers to collaborate with local companies and help grow the local pharmaceutical industry, said Special Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Committee (JKJAV) co-chairperson Khairy Jamaluddin.

The science minister reiterated that Malaysia wants the country’s vaccine procurement deals to be more than just a purchase, but also an opportunity to build Malaysia’s capacity to manufacture its own vaccines in the future.

However, he stressed that the government is not interested in intermediaries that merely want to be vaccine distributors...